schoinion

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noun

A Byzantine unit equal to 20,000 Greek feet or 33⅓ stades.

OriginAncient Greek σχοινίον →
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Meanings

nounschoinion (plural schoinia)

plural schoinia · alternative skhoinion

  1. historicalA Byzantine unit equal to 20,000 Greek feet or 33⅓ stades.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσχοινίον
  2. Englishschoinion

From Ancient Greek σχοινίον (skhoiníon).

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APA

schoinion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schoinion

MLA

“schoinion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schoinion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “schoinion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schoinion.

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