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sextarius

Today it means: A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 1+²⁄₃ Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 0.54 L although varying slightly over time. Full definition →

Latin sextārius

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Latin · borrowed fromsextārius“one-sixth”
English todaysextarius

From Latin sextārius (“one-sixth”), from sextus (“sixth”) + -ārius (“-ary”, forming adjectives). Doublet of sextary.

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