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stamnos

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[stam-nos] / ˈstæm nɒs /

noun

Greek and Roman Antiquity.

plural

stamnoi

  1. a storage jar having an oval body tapering at the base and two horizontal handles set on the shoulder.

Etymology

Origin of stamnos

1835–45; < Greek stámnos; akin to histánai to cause to stand; see stand

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