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unciae

unciae is the plural of uncia.

Meaning of uncia

Noun

uncia (plural uncias or unciae)

  1. (historical) The Roman ounce, 1/12 of a Roman pound.
  2. (historical) The Roman inch, 1/12 of a Roman foot.
  3. (historical) A bronze coin minted by the Roman Republic, 1/12 of an as.
  4. (historical) A Roman unit of land area, 1/12 of a jugerum.
  5. (pharmacy) Synonym of ounce, the English and American avoirdupois unit of mass.
    Synonyms:
    ounce
  6. Synonym of twelfth.
    Synonyms:
    twelfth

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Questions about unciae

What is unciae the plural of?
Unciae is the plural of uncia.

Words near unciae in the dictionary

  1. unchurned
  2. unchurning
  3. unchurns
  4. unci
  5. uncia
  6. unciae
  7. uncial
  8. uncialize
  9. uncialized
  10. uncializes
  11. uncializing

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