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o•mo•pho•ri•on
(ō′mə fôr′ē ən, -fōr′-, om′ə-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -pho•ri•a (-fôr′ē ə, -fōr′-).USA pronunciation [Eastern Ch.]
- Religiona liturgical stole, resembling a pallium, worn by bishops.
- Late Greek ōmophórion, equivalent. to Greek ōmo- (derivative of ômos shoulder) + Late Greek -phorion, derivative of Greek phérein to bear
- 1865–70