amphora
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amphora
- /ˈæm.fə.ɹə/ UK
- /æmˈfɔːɹ.ə/ UK
- /ˈæm(p).fɚ.ə/ US
- /æm(p)ˈfoɹ.ə/ US
Rhymes with -ɔːɹə
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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”).
noun amphoras · amphorae · amphorai
- A large, two-handled vessel, especially a thin-necked clay vat used in ancient Greece and Rome for storing and transporting wine and oil. By concurrent use of panel decoration and concentric-circle ornament, and by free employment of red paint, the fully developed style of the Geometric Period attains a wide range of rich and elaborate effects. These are best displayed on the necks and shoulders of the very large amphorai which are ch
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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.
Similar: Roman amphora, quadrantal, amphora quadrantal
- A Roman unit of ship capacity, similar to tonnage.
- A lower valve of a fruit that opens transversely.
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Talk about this word "amphora." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/amphora. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. amphora. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/amphora "amphora." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/amphora.Cite this
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