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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
amphora /ˈamf(ə)rə/

▶noun (pl. amphorae /-riː/ or amphoras) a tall ancient Greek or Roman jar or jug with two handles and a narrow neck.

– origin L., from Gk amphoreus, from amphi- + phoreus ‘bearer’ from pherein ‘to bear’.

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