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lekythus

lekythus is the alternative form of lekythos.

Meaning of lekythos

Noun

lekythos (plural lekythoi or lekythoses)

  1. A pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing oil.

Forms of lekythus

plurallekythi

Questions about lekythus

What is lekythus the alternative form of?
Lekythus is the alternative form of lekythos.

Words near lekythus in the dictionary

  1. lekythia
  2. lekythion
  3. lekythoi
  4. lekythos
  5. lekythoses
  6. lekythus
  7. lekë
  8. lel
  9. Lela
  10. Lelaina
  11. Leland

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