digitus

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noun

An Ancient Roman unit of length, approximately 0.73 inches.

OriginLatin digitus →
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Meanings

noundigitus (plural digiti)

plural digiti

  1. historicalAn Ancient Roman unit of length, approximately 0.73 inches.

Origin

  1. Latindigitus
  2. Englishdigitus

Borrowed from Latin digitus. Doublet of digit.

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APA

digitus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digitus

MLA

“digitus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digitus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “digitus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digitus.

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