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can·e·phore
\ˈkanəˌfō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r\ noun
also can·e·phor \-ȯ(ə)r\; or ca·neph·o·ra \kəˈnefərə\; or ca·neph·o·ros \ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ərəs, -ˌräs\; or ca·neph·o·rus \ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ərəs\
(plural can·e·phores \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ ; also ca·neph·o·rae \ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌrē, -ˌrī\ ; or ca·neph·o·ri \ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌrī, -ˌrē\)
Etymology: Latin canephoros, canephora, from Greek kanēphoros, from kaneon reed basket (from kanna reed) + -phoros -phorous — more at cane
1. : a maiden bearing a basket on her head in an early Greek religious festival
2. : a caryatid supporting a basketlike member that serves as a capital |