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sextariuses

sextariuses 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 sextariuses

What is sextariuses the plural of?
Sextariuses is the plural of sextarius.

Words near sextariuses in the dictionary

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

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