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Definition of “rhyton”

rhyton (ˈraɪtɒn Pronunciation for rhyton

Definitions

noun

(plural) -ta  (-tə) 
  1. (in ancient Greece) a horn-shaped drinking vessel with a hole in the pointed end through which to drink

Word Origin

C19: from Greek rhuton, from rhutos flowing; related to rhein to flow

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