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urnas

urnas is the plural of urna.

Meaning of urna

Noun (1)

urna (plural urnas)

  1. A spiral or circular dot placed on the forehead of Buddhist images as an auspicious mark.
    • The urna is not worn by all, nor the monastic dress of the magnificent image of the Buddhistic prince on the right side of the great Buddha in the chanḍi Mĕndut.1901, Isaac Groneman, translated by A. Dolk, The Hindu Ruins in the Plain of Parambanan, translation of original in Dutch

Noun (2)

urna (plural urnas or urnae)

  1. (historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 40 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 13 L although differing slightly over time.
    • A wine vessel, probably the Roman urna, which contained half the quantity of the amphora.1810, A Description of the Collection of Ancient Terracottas of the British Museum, British Museum, No. XXXIX, page 22
    Synonyms:
    urn, half-amphora

Questions about urnas

What is urnas the plural of?
Urnas is the plural of urna.

Words near urnas in the dictionary

  1. urna
  2. urnae
  3. urnal
  4. urnaloricid
  5. urnaloricids
  6. urnas
  7. urne
  8. urned
  9. Urner
  10. Urners
  11. urnes

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