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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φῠλᾰκτήρῐον (phulaktḗrion, “amulet”).
Pronunciation
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pʰy.lakˈteː.ri.um/,
Noun
phylactērium n (genitive phylactēriī or phylactērī); second declension
- amulet
- gladiator's medal
- (Late Latin, Judaism) phylactery
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
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