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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lou•troph•o•ros (lo̅o̅ trof′ə ros′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -roi (-roi′).USA pronunciation - Antiquity[Gk. and Rom. Antiq.]a water jar, characterized by an elongated neck and flaring mouth, used to carry water for the marriage bath and set on the tomb of a person who had been unmarried.
- Greek loutrophóros literally, bringing water for the bath, equivalent. to loutró(n) bath (loú(ein) to wash (compare Latin lavāre to lave1) + -tron instrumental suffix)+ -phoros -phorous
- 1895–1900
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