AMPHORA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: amphorae   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck; used to hold oil or wine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("amphora" is a kind of...):

jar (a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles)

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