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amphora

noun
/ˈæm.fə.ɹə/UK/ˈæm(p).fɚ.ə/US

Etymology

From Latin amphora (“large wine vessel, Roman unit of liquid measure”), from Ancient Greek ἀμφορεύς (amphoreús, “two-handled pitcher, Greek units of liquid measure”), ultimately from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀠𐀡𐀩𐀸 (a-pi-po-re-we, “carried on both sides”).

  1. derived from 𐀀𐀠𐀡𐀩𐀸 — “carried on both sides”
  2. derived from ἀμφορεύς
  3. borrowed from amphora

Definitions

  1. A large, two-handled vessel, especially a thin-necked clay vat used in ancient Greece and…

    A large, two-handled vessel, especially a thin-necked clay vat used in ancient Greece and Rome for storing and transporting wine and oil.

  2. A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 80 Roman pounds of wine and…

    A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 80 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 26 L although differing slightly over time.

  3. A Roman unit of ship capacity, similar to tonnage.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A lower valve of a fruit that opens transversely.

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Derived

amphoral, amphoralike, French amphora, Greek amphora, Roman amphora

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