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amphora(dictionary)

amphora (iou)



amphora noun. , -ras. Also amphore. ME.
[Latin from Greek amphoreus, or French amphore.]
A Greek or Roman two-handled vessel. ME.
A Greek or Roman liquid measure of varying capacity. LME.
amphoral adjective of, pertaining to, or resembling an amphora M17.
am'phoric adjective (Medicine) (of respiratory sounds heard in auscultation) suggesting the resonance produced by blowing across the mouth of an amphora M19.