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sazheni

sazheni is the plural of sazhen.

Meaning of sazhen

Noun

sazhen (plural sazhens or sazheni)

  1. A unit of length formerly used in Russia, equal to seven feet (just over two meters).
    • For how if he were to end by getting drowned? True, the river’s normal level lay four sazheni down—the remembrance of that (for he had often descended thither to draw water) comforted him for a moment; […]1929, Ivan Nazhivin, translated by C[harles] J[ames] Hogarth, Rasputin (Continental Fiction), volume 1, New York, N.Y.; London: Alfred A[braham] Knopf, page 169

Origin of sazheni

From Russian саже́ни /са́жени (sažéni).

Questions about sazheni

What is sazheni the plural of?
Sazheni is the plural of sazhen.

Words near sazheni in the dictionary

  1. sazerac
  2. sazeracs
  3. sazes
  4. sazetidine
  5. sazhen
  6. sazheni
  7. sazhens
  8. sazzes
  9. Saïd
  10. Saïda
  11. Saïs

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