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CANOPIC VASE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does canopic vase mean?
• CANOPIC VASE (noun)
The noun CANOPIC VASE has 1 sense:
1. a jar used in ancient Egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body
Familiarity information: CANOPIC VASE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A jar used in ancient Egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
canopic jar; canopic vase
Hypernyms ("canopic vase" is a kind of...):
jar (a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles)
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