amphora
noun
am·pho·ra
| \ ˈam(p)-fə-rə
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plural amphorae\ -ˌrē
, -ˌrī \
or amphoras
, -ˌrī \
or amphoras
Definition of amphora
1
: an ancient Greek jar or vase with a large oval body, narrow cylindrical neck, and two handles that rise almost to the level of the mouth
broadly
: such a jar or vase used elsewhere in the ancient world
2
: a 2-handled vessel shaped like an amphora
Illustration of amphora
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Examples of amphora in a Sentence
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About a week of skin contact in stainless steel, then aged in clay amphora. — Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com, "Drink your colors. Orange wines make it easy.," 27 Aug. 2019 Then take a tour of the four-level winery, built into the hillside, to see the clay amphoras, crafted according to traditional techniques in Georgia, filled with thousands of liters of wine and buried in the earth. — Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, "Istria Has All the Beauty of the Mediterranean and None of Croatia's Crowds," 16 Aug. 2019 Both burial chambers also held ancient treasures, including figurines, clay pots, false amphoras (jugs) and narrow-leaved basins, as well as other small artifacts such as buttons, the Ministry reported yesterday (Aug. 11). — Fox News, "Grave robbers missed these ancient Greek graves," 14 Aug. 2019 The pots, distant relatives to amphoras and urns, stand on the floor and reach to the viewer’s ribs and higher. — Leah Ollman, latimes.com, "Ruby Neri sculpts flamboyant, fearless, nakedly female figures," 7 June 2019 On a quiet street in a quiet town, locals gather at Adega Velha for Alentejano homecooking and amphora-aged house wine. — Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, "Vacation in Portugal the Less-Obvious Way," 10 Aug. 2018 Some amphorae may have already been looted — they are not infrequently seen decorating restaurants along the Albanian coastline. — Llazar Semini, Fox News, "Archaeologists urge Albania to protect underwater heritage," 4 July 2018 Some amphorae may have already been looted — they are not infrequently seen decorating restaurants along the Albanian coastline. — Washington Post, "Archaeologists urge Albania to protect underwater heritage," 4 July 2018 The wines are produced naturally and fermented on the skins, and some are aged in rare amphora pots. — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, "Wine calendar: Progressive bike-wine ride in Cleveland, special Urban Farmer wine event, Pinot Noir battle, more," 3 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'amphora.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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