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Meaning of pax | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR C2
[ˈpaːks]

Definitions

  1. peace
    declension-3
  2. rest, quiet, ease
    declension-3, poetic
  3. grace (esp. from the gods)
    declension-3
  4. leave, good leave (permission)
    declension-3
  5. peace, harmony
    Ecclesiastical, Latin, declension-3

Equivalents

English Ease grace harmony leave peace quiet rest

Examples

“Donec, infecta pāce, ad arma desilirent.”

While, as peace was broken, they came down with arms.

“Requiēscat in pāce.”

May he/she rest in peace.

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Pax Britannica Pax Julia Pax Romana pāx sit rēbus pāx! paxille

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