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(n.) 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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Janus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​j/janus.html. 1828.
 
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