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amphoriskos

amphoriskos noun: a two-handled jar anciently used to hold perfume, etc.

Noun

amphoriskos (plural amphoriskoi)

  1. (historical) A two-handled jar anciently used to hold perfume, etc.

Forms of amphoriskos

pluralamphoriskoi

Origin of amphoriskos

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀμφορίσκος (amphorískos).

Questions about amphoriskos

What does amphoriskos mean?
Amphoriskos means a two-handled jar anciently used to hold perfume, etc.
What part of speech is amphoriskos?
Amphoriskos is a noun.
What is the plural of amphoriskos?
The plural of amphoriskos is amphoriskoi.

Words near amphoriskos in the dictionary

  1. amphoricity
  2. amphoriloquy
  3. amphoriscid
  4. amphoriscids
  5. amphoriskoi
  6. amphoriskos
  7. amphostat B
  8. amphotalide
  9. amphoteric
  10. amphotericin
  11. amphotericin B

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