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stamnoi

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stam⋅nos

  [stam-nos]
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–noun, plural -noi  [-noi] . Greek and Roman Antiquity.
a storage jar having an oval body tapering at the base and two horizontal handles set on the shoulder.
Compare amphora, pelike.

Origin:
1835–45; < Gk stámnos; akin to histánai to cause to stand; see stand
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