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LACHESIS

• LACHESIS (noun)
The noun LACHESIS has 1 sense:

1. the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life; identified with Roman Decuma

Familiarity information: LACHESIS used as a noun is very rare.

• LACHESIS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The Fate who determines the length of the thread of life; identified with Roman Decuma

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Lachesis" is a kind of...):

Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)

Holonyms ("Lachesis" is a member of...):

Moirae; Moirai (the 3 goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Roman Parcae and similar to the Norse Norns)

"You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours."
(English proverb)
"One swallow doesn't make a spring."
(Bulgarian proverb)
"Nice guys finish last."
(American proverb)
"Cards play and gamblers brag."
(Corsican proverb)

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