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digitus

digitus noun: an Ancient Roman unit of length, approximately 0.73 inches.

Noun

digitus (plural digiti)

  1. (historical) An Ancient Roman unit of length, approximately 0.73 inches.

Forms of digitus

pluraldigiti

Origin of digitus

Borrowed from Latin digitus. Doublet of digit.

Questions about digitus

What does digitus mean?
Digitus means an Ancient Roman unit of length, approximately 0.73 inches.
What part of speech is digitus?
Digitus is a noun.
What is the plural of digitus?
The plural of digitus is digiti.

Words near digitus in the dictionary

  1. digitron
  2. digitrons
  3. digits
  4. digitule
  5. digitules
  6. digitus
  7. digitus minimus pedis
  8. digitus primus pedis
  9. digitus quartus pedis
  10. digitus secundus pedis
  11. digitus tertius pedis

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