Lach|e|sis

Lach|e|sis
Lach|e|sis «LAK uh sihs», noun.
Greek and Roman Mythology. one of the three Fates. Lachesis measures off the thread of human life.
[< Latin Lachesis < Greek Láchesis]

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  • -dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

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