metrete

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noun

A unit of liquid measure, in Ancient Greece, equal to about 40 litres

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Meanings

nounmetrete (plural metretes or metretae)

plural metretes · plural metretae · alternative metretes

  1. A unit of liquid measure, in Ancient Greece, equal to about 40 litres

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
metretes

Translations

French métrète
  • métrèteunit of liquid measure
Italian metreta
  • metretaunit of liquid measure
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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