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lar

  [lahr]
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–noun, plural lar⋅es  [lair-eez, ley-reez] for 1, lars for 2.
1. (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
2. Zoology. white-handed gibbon.
Origin:
1580–90; < L

Lar⋅es

  [lair-eez, ley-reez]
–plural noun, singular Lar  [lahr] . Roman Religion.
the spirits who, if propitiated, watched over the house or community to which they belonged.
Compare Penates.

Origin:
1590–1600; < L Larēs

white-hand⋅ed gib⋅bon

  [hwahyt-han-did, -han-, wahyt-]
–noun
a gibbon, Hylobates lar, inhabiting Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, and northern Sumatra, varying from black to light buff in color, and having white hands and feet: an endangered species.
Also called lar, lar gibbon.
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Lar   (lär)   
n.   pl. Lar·es (lâr'ēz, lär'-) Roman Mythology
A tutelary deity or spirit of an ancient Roman household.

[Latin Lār, probably of Etruscan origin.]
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
LAR
Libya (international vehicle ID)
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