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Canopic

American  
[kuh-noh-pik, -nop-ik] / kəˈnoʊ pɪk, -ˈnɒp ɪk /

adjective

  1. pertaining to Canopus.


Etymology

Origin of Canopic

1875–80; < Latin Canōpicus of Canopus; see -ic

Example Sentences

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A technical feat of bronze casting, the sludge-laden automobile is a "Canopic Chest."

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2015

Like "Canopic Chest," there's formal vigor but not much more.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2015

Within the casket were what Howard Carter expected to find�four Canopic jars, rotund and high-shouldered.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nearby, they also discovered what was once the mouth of the now submerged Canopic branch of the Nile, where ancient writings had indeed placed Herakleion, a prosperous, commercial gateway to Egypt.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was close to the westernmost of the Nile’s seven mouths, the Canopic, but far enough away to avoid having its harbor silted up by the river’s outflow.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro