clas

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noun

A Celtic monastery

OriginWelsh clas ← Middle Welsh clas ← Proto-Brythonic *klas →
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Meanings

noun
  1. A Celtic monastery

Origin

  1. Latinclassis
  2. Proto-Brythonic*klas
  3. Middle Welshclas
  4. Welshclas
  5. Englishclas

From Welsh clas, from Middle Welsh clas, from Proto-Brythonic *klas, from Latin classis. Doublet of class and classis.

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APA

clas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clas

MLA

“clas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clas. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clas,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clas.

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