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modii

modii is the plural of modius.

Meaning of modius

Noun

modius (plural modii)

  1. (historical) A Roman dry measure of about a peck or 9 litres.
  2. (historical) Various medieval units of dry and liquid volume.
  3. (historical) A bushel-shaped headdress worn by certain deities in classical art.

Questions about modii

What is modii the plural of?
Modii is the plural of modius.

Words near modii in the dictionary

  1. modify
  2. modifying
  3. Modiglianesque
  4. Modiglianian
  5. Modiglianiesque
  6. modii
  7. modillion
  8. modillioned
  9. modillions
  10. modinha
  11. modinhas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: modii (page history and authors); modius (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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