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Word: Canopic_jar
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: Canopic from Latin Canopicus, from Canopus, the name of a town in ancient Egypt
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəˈnəʊpɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a covered urn used in ancient Egyptian burials to hold the entrails and other visceral organs from an embalmed body.
Short Definition:covered urn used in ancient Egyptian burials
Variant Forms:
- Canopic vase
