Definitions from Wiktionary (amphora)
▸ noun: (chiefly historical) A large vessel, especially a thin-necked clay vat used in ancient Greece and Rome for storing and transporting wine and oil.
▸ noun: (historical) 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.
▸ noun: (historical) A Roman unit of ship capacity, similar to tonnage.
▸ noun: (botany) A lower valve of a fruit that opens transversely.
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▸ noun: (chiefly historical) A large vessel, especially a thin-necked clay vat used in ancient Greece and Rome for storing and transporting wine and oil.
▸ noun: (historical) 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.
▸ noun: (historical) A Roman unit of ship capacity, similar to tonnage.
▸ noun: (botany) A lower valve of a fruit that opens transversely.
▸ Also see amphora
▸ Words similar to amphorae
▸ Usage examples for amphorae
▸ Idioms related to amphorae
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing amphorae
▸ Words that often appear near amphorae
▸ Rhymes of amphorae
▸ Invented words related to amphorae