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lebes gamikos

lebes gamikos noun: a form of Ancient Greek pottery consisting of a large bowl-like body on a stand, believed to have been used in the ritual sprinkling of the bride with water before a wedding.

Noun

lebes gamikos (plural lebetes gamikoi)

  1. A form of Ancient Greek pottery consisting of a large bowl-like body on a stand, believed to have been used in the ritual sprinkling of the bride with water before a wedding.

Forms of lebes gamikos

plurallebetes gamikoi

Questions about lebes gamikos

What does lebes gamikos mean?
Lebes gamikos means a form of Ancient Greek pottery consisting of a large bowl-like body on a stand, believed to have been used in the ritual sprinkling of the bride with water before a wedding.
What part of speech is lebes gamikos?
Lebes gamikos is a noun.
What is the plural of lebes gamikos?
The plural of lebes gamikos is lebetes gamikoi.

Words near lebes gamikos in the dictionary

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  2. Lebern
  3. Lebert
  4. Leberts
  5. lebes
  6. lebes gamikos
  7. Lebesgue
  8. Lebesgue integral
  9. Lebesgue integrals
  10. Lebesgue measurable
  11. Lebesgue measure

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