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plethron

plethron noun: a former Greek unit of length equal to 100 Greek feet (podes).

Noun

plethron (plural plethra)

  1. (historical) A former Greek unit of length equal to 100 Greek feet (podes).

Forms of plethron

pluralplethra

Origin of plethron

From Ancient Greek πλέθρον (pléthron).

Questions about plethron

What does plethron mean?
Plethron means a former Greek unit of length equal to 100 Greek feet (podes).
What part of speech is plethron?
Plethron is a noun.
What is the plural of plethron?
The plural of plethron is plethra.

Words near plethron in the dictionary

  1. plethorical
  2. plethorically
  3. plethories
  4. plethory
  5. plethra
  6. plethron
  7. plethrum
  8. plethymographic
  9. plethymography
  10. plethysm
  11. plethysmogram

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