pugillaris

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noun

A kind of notebook or tablet used in Ancient Rome.

OriginLatin pugillaris →
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Meanings

nounpugillaris (plural pugillares)

plural pugillares

  1. historicalA kind of notebook or tablet used in Ancient Rome.

Origin

  1. Latinpugillaris“fist”
  2. Englishpugillaris

Latin pugillaris (“fist”), since they were hand-sized.

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APA

pugillaris. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pugillaris

MLA

“pugillaris.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pugillaris. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pugillaris,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pugillaris.

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