Inflected forms: pl. am·pul·lae (-pl, -pl) 1. A nearly round bottle with two handles used by the ancient Romans for wine, oil, or perfume. 2.Ecclesiastical A vessel for consecrated wine or holy oil. 3.Anatomy A small dilatation in a canal or duct, especially one in the semicircular canal of the ear.
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Middle English, from Old English, from Latin, diminutive of amphora. See amphora.
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