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pithoi

pithoi is the plural of pithos.

Meaning of pithos

Noun

pithos (plural pithoi)

  1. (historical) A large ceramic jar used by certain ancient civilizations that bordered the Mediterranean.
    • Pithos grave. The body was laid out in three pithoi, the easternmost and smallest (diam. ·40 m.) containing the skull, the middle pithos (diam. ·50 m.) containing arm bones and ribs; and the westernmost and largest (diam. ·76 m., see pl. 1) the leg bones.1934, P. N. Ure, Reading University Studies: Aryballoi & Figurines from Rhitsona in Boeotia, Paperback edition, Cambridge University Press, page 10

Questions about pithoi

What is pithoi the plural of?
Pithoi is the plural of pithos.

Words near pithoi in the dictionary

  1. pithless
  2. pithlessly
  3. pithlessness
  4. pithlike
  5. Pithoegia
  6. pithoi
  7. Pithoigia
  8. pithomycolide
  9. Pithoragarh
  10. pithos
  11. pithouse

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