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sextary

Today it means: Synonym of sextarius, an ancient Roman unit of volume Full definition →

Middle English sextarie ← Latin sextārius

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sextary · noun¹

Latin · derived fromsextārius“pint”
Middle English · inherited fromsextarie
English todaysextary

From Middle English sextarie, sextary, anglicized from Latin sextārius (“pint”). Doublet of sextarius.

sextary · noun²

Words from the same roots

Latinsextārius all →

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