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# pax

«pax» in Mova's school dictionary: **the Latin word for peace** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (pax — uncountable); interjection (pax! — old UK school slang)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (Latin) Pax is the Latin word for peace. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pax/#m1)

2) (history) Pax followed by a name, like Pax Romana, means a long time of peace kept by one powerful country. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pax/#m2)

3) (old UK slang) In old British school stories, children shouted «Pax!» to mean «Truce! Stop fighting!» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pax/#m3)

4) (church) In some churches the pax is the sign or kiss of peace. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pax/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In history lessons it appears in «Pax Romana», the peace across the Roman Empire. In old school stories it is a call to stop a game or fight. In church life it is linked to sharing the peace. Phrases: Pax Romana, cry pax, the pax.

### examples

- «Pax» means peace in Latin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pax/#x1)
- The Pax Romana lasted about two hundred years. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pax/#x2)
- «Pax!» shouted Jennings, holding up his hands. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pax/#x3)
- (old slang) The boys called pax and shook hands. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pax/#x4)
- Some coins have the word PAX on them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pax/#x5)
- In church the people shared the pax with a handshake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pax/#x6)

### note

Not a common everyday English word now; mostly Latin or old-fashioned. No plural. Sounds like «packs», so do not mix them up.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «pax» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pax/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.