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xyla

/ˈzaɪ.lə/

xyla is the plural of xylon.

Meaning of xylon

Noun

xylon (plural xyla)

  1. (historical) A unit of length in Ancient Greece.
    • The xylon, in which naubia are measured. The royal (xylon) 9 comprises 3 cubits, 18 palms, 72 fingers; 10 the private (xylon) comprises 2⅔ cubits, 16 palms, 64 fingers, so that the surveyor's schoinion comprises 32 royal xyla, and 36 private (xyla).2020, Roger S. Bagnall, Alexander Jones, Mathematics, Metrology, and Model Contracts, page 81

Proper noun capitalized: Xyla

Xyla (plural Xylas)

  1. A female given name.

Forms of xyla

pluralXylas

Questions about xyla

What does xyla mean?
Xyla means a female given name.
What is xyla the plural of?
Xyla is the plural of xylon.
What part of speech is xyla?
Xyla is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce xyla?
Xyla is pronounced /ˈzaɪ.lə/.

Words near xyla in the dictionary

  1. xyelid
  2. xyelids
  3. XYL
  4. xyl-
  5. Xyl.
  6. xyla
  7. xylacine
  8. xylaloe
  9. xylaloes
  10. xylamide
  11. xylan

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Adapted from Wiktionary: xyla (page history and authors); Xyla (page history and authors); xylon (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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