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canephora

canephora noun: a caryatid supporting a basket on her head.

Noun

canephora (plural canephoras)

  1. A caryatid supporting a basket on her head.

Forms of canephora

pluralcanephoras
alternative formcanephor
alternative formcanephore
alternative formcanephoros

Origin of canephora

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κανηφόρος (kanēphóros).

Questions about canephora

What does canephora mean?
Canephora means a caryatid supporting a basket on her head.
What part of speech is canephora?
Canephora is a noun.
What is the plural of canephora?
The plural of canephora is canephoras.

Words near canephora in the dictionary

  1. canelés
  2. caneology
  3. Canepa
  4. Canepas
  5. canephor
  6. canephora
  7. canephoras
  8. canephore
  9. canephores
  10. canephoroi
  11. canephoros

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