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Lacedaemonian
lacemaking
lacerate
lacerating
Lacerta
lacertid
lacewing
laches
Lachesis
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Lachlan
lachrymal
lachrymal bone
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Lachesis
Lach·e·sis [ lákəssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
one of Fates: in Greek mythology, one of the three Fates who influenced human destiny. She determined the extent of the thread of life that was spun and cut by the other two.
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