AMPHORAL

Etymology

Adjective

amphoral (comparative more amphoral, superlative most amphoral)

Of, pertaining to, or in the shape of an amphora

Anagrams

• malaphor

Source: Wiktionary


Am"pho*ral, a. Etym: [L. amphoralis.]

Definition: Pertaining to, or resembling, an amphora.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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