janus

janus is a 5-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 16 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. (Roman mythology) the Roman god of doorways and passages; is depicted with two faces on opposite sides of his head

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