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culei

culei is the plural of culeus.

Meaning of culeus

Noun

culeus (plural culeuses or culei)

  1. (historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 1600 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 520 L although differing slightly over time.
  2. (historical) A Roman punishment—chiefly for parricide—involving blindfolding, beating, confinement to a leather sack, and drowning in a river or sea.

Questions about culei

What is culei the plural of?
Culei is the plural of culeus.

Words near culei in the dictionary

  1. culdoscopies
  2. culdoscopy
  3. culdotomies
  4. culdotomy
  5. Culebra
  6. culei
  7. Culemborg
  8. culerage
  9. culet
  10. culets
  11. culette

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