JANUS
\d͡ʒˈanəs], \dʒˈanəs], \dʒ_ˈa_n_ə_s]\
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A Latin deity represented with two faces looking in opposite directions. Numa is said to have dedicated to 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.
By Noah Webster.
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