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pyx Definition


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pyx
noun pyxes
    1. Christianity.
      A container in which the consecrated Communion bread is kept.
    2. A box at the Royal Mint in which sample coins for testing are kept.
Etymology: 14c: from Latin and Greek pyxis a small box, from pyxos box tree.



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