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amphora

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"Two-handled jar"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈæm.fə.ɹə/Part of speech nounSorted aahmoprStarts with AEnds with A1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. An ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck, often used for oil or wine.

Word origin

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”).

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