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krater

Rhymes with -eɪtə(ɹ)

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek κρατήρ (kratḗr).

noun kraters · crater

  1. historical An ancient Greek vessel for mixing water and wine. In the tondo of a cup in the Louvre we see a young slave, a pais, dip an oenochoe into a garlanded krater; he is holding a cup in the other hand and is about to serve drinks (fig. 20).” By isolating this detail, the painter implies all the aspects of a […]

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noun Greek vessel

Españolcrátera, cratera
中文雙耳噴口杯 /双耳喷口杯 shuāng'ěrpēnkǒubēi
Françaiscratère
DeutschKrater
Italianoanfora

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@misc{krater_2026,
  title = {krater},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/krater},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}