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Pyxis.

pyx (small container used to hold the host)

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpʏksɪs/
  1. pyx (small container used to hold the host)

    feminine
  2. pyxis (small box to keep jewellery etc.)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin pyxis (literally “little box”).

name/ˈpʏksɪs/
  1. Pyxis (spring constellation of the southern sky)

    feminine · proper-noun
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin pyxis (literally “little box”).

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