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Webster 1913 Edition


Janus

Ja′nus

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Noun.
[L. See
January
.]
(Rom. Antiq.)
A Latin deity represented with two faces looking in opposite directions. Numa is said to have dedicated to Janus the covered passage at Rome, near the Forum, which is usually called the Temple of Janus. This passage was open in war and closed in peace.
Dr. W. Smith.
Janus cloth
,
a fabric having both sides dressed, the sides being of different colors, – used for reversible garments.

Definition 2024


Januš

Januš

See also: Janus

Serbo-Croatian

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Jȃnuš m (Cyrillic spelling Јануш)

  1. A male given name. Serbo-Croatian equivalent to John.

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