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Definitions for Amphora
[1] a large two-handled storage jar having an oval body, usually tapering to a point at the base, with a pair of handles extending from immediately below the lip to the shoulder: used chiefly for oil, wine, etc., and, set on a foot, as a commemorative vase awarded the victors in contests such as the Panathenaic games.
[2] an ancient Greek or Roman two-handled narrow-necked jar for oil, wine, etc
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Words nearby Amphora
amphogenic, ampholyte, ampholytic, amphophil, amphophilic, amphora, amphoric, amphoric rale, amphoric resonance, amphoriskos, amphoteric
Origin of Amphora
1300–50; Middle English < Latin < Greek amphoreús, equivalent to am(phi )- amphi- + phoreús bearer (i.e., handle), akin to phérein to bear
Other words from Amphora
am·pho·ral , adjective
Word origin for Amphora
C17: from Latin, from Greek amphoreus, from amphi- + phoreus bearer, from pherein to bear