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lebes
[ lee-beez ]
/ ˈli biz /
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noun, plural le·bes.Greek and Roman Antiquity.
a wine bowl having an oval body without handles and a rounded base.
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Origin of lebes
1850–55; <Latin <Greek lébēs kettle, cauldron
Words nearby lebes
Lebanon, Lebanon Mountains, lebbek, leben, Lebensraum, lebes, Lebesgue, Lebesgue integral, lebkuchen, Leblanc, Le Bourget
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