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AMPHORA
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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)