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diras

diras is the plural of dira.

Meaning of dira

Noun

dira (plural diras)

  1. The Arabian cubit, whose value varied by place, time, and item from about 25–75 cm (10 in–2 ft 5½ in).
    • 13·3—This measure does not seem to belong to very early times, and it may probably have originated in Asia Minor... And it may well be the origin of the dirá‘ Stambuli of 26·6, twice 13·3.1888, W.M.F. Petrie, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XXIV, "Weights and Measures", p. 490

Questions about diras

What is diras the plural of?
Diras is the plural of dira.

Words near diras in the dictionary

  1. diradicaloids
  2. diradicals
  3. Dirae
  4. diram
  5. dirams
  6. diras
  7. Dirck
  8. Dircks
  9. Dirckses
  10. dirdum
  11. dire

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