nounamphĭtănēAMPHITANE☆ KeepMeaninga kind of precious stoneLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879AMPHITANELEWIS & SHORTAMPHITANEamphĭtănē, ēs, f., I. a kind of precious stone, also called chrysocolla, perh. a magnetic pyrites, Plin. 37, 10, 54, § 147.Read the whole entry