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· Latin
pyxis
2 English words descend from Latin
pyxis
, most common first.
pyx
A small, usually round container used to hold the host (“consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist”), especially when bringing communion to the sick or others unable to attend Mass.
pyxis
A small box.