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spithame

spithame noun: the span of a human hand, as a unit of measure in Ancient Greece.

Noun

spithame (plural spithamai)

  1. (historical) The span of a human hand, as a unit of measure in Ancient Greece.

Forms of spithame

pluralspithamai

Origin of spithame

From Ancient Greek σπιθαμή (spithamḗ).

Questions about spithame

What does spithame mean?
Spithame means the span of a human hand, as a unit of measure in Ancient Greece.
What part of speech is spithame?
Spithame is a noun.
What is the plural of spithame?
The plural of spithame is spithamai.

Words near spithame in the dictionary

  1. spitfires
  2. spitful
  3. spitfuls
  4. Spithaler
  5. spithamai
  6. spithame
  7. Spithead
  8. spithole
  9. spitholes
  10. spithood
  11. spithoods

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