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sextarii

sextarii is the plural of sextarius.

Meaning of sextarius

Noun

sextarius (plural sextariuses or sextarii)

  1. (historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 1⅔ Roman pound of wine and equivalent to about 0.54 L although varying slightly over time.
    Synonyms:
    sextary, Roman pint, pint
  2. (historical) A Roman unit of dry measure.

Questions about sextarii

What is sextarii the plural of?
Sextarii is the plural of sextarius.

Words near sextarii in the dictionary

  1. sextantes
  2. sextants
  3. sextape
  4. Sextard
  5. sextaries
  6. sextarii
  7. sextarius
  8. sextariuses
  9. sextary
  10. sextastic
  11. sextate

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