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quartarius

quartarius noun: a Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5/12 Roman pound of wine and equivalent to about 0.14 L although varying slightly over time.

Noun

quartarius (plural quartariuses or quartarii)

  1. (historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5/12 Roman pound of wine and equivalent to about 0.14 L although varying slightly over time.
    Synonyms:
    quarter-sextarius, quarter-pint, quartary

Synonyms of quartarius

  • quarter-sextarius
  • quarter-pint
  • quartary

Forms of quartarius

pluralquartariuses
pluralquartarii

Origin of quartarius

From Latin quārtārius (“one-fourth”), from quārtus (“fourth”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adj.”) from its relation to the sextarius. Doublet of quartary.

Questions about quartarius

What does quartarius mean?
Quartarius means a Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5/12 Roman pound of wine and equivalent to about 0.14 L although varying slightly over time.
What part of speech is quartarius?
Quartarius is a noun.
What is the plural of quartarius?
The plural of quartarius is quartariuses.

Words near quartarius in the dictionary

  1. quartane
  2. quartans
  3. Quartararo
  4. quartaries
  5. quartarii
  6. quartarius
  7. quartariuses
  8. quartary
  9. quartation
  10. quartations
  11. quarte

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