Meaning

1 senses
  1. An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body.

    The dig team unearthed a kylix at the site in Bergama.

    Kylix

    ки́ликkílik

    ки́ликkýlyk, кі́лікkílik

    a shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece

Translations

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drinking cup:
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drinking cup:
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Origin

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κύλιξ (kúlix, “cup”).

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κύλιξ (kúlix, “cup”).

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Forms

plural: kylikes / kylixes / kylices

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece:cylix

See also

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