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stam•nos



Pronunciation: (stam'nos), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -noiPronunciation: (-noi). [key] Gk. and Rom. Antiq.
a storage jar having an oval body tapering at the base and two horizontal handles set on the shoulder. Cf. amphora, pelike.

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