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kra·ter

or cra·ter  (krā′tər)
n.
A wide, two-handled bowl used in ancient Greece and Rome for mixing wine and water.

[Greek krātēr; see kerə- in Indo-European roots.]
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kra•ter

or cra•ter

(ˈkreɪ tər)

n.
(in ancient Greece and Rome) a bowl in which water and wine were mixed.
[1855–60; < Greek; see crater]
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