sextarius

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noun

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.

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sextaryRoman pintpint
OriginLatin sextārius →
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Meanings

nounsextarius (plural sextariuses or sextarii)

plural sextariuses · plural sextarii

  1. historicalA 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.

    Synonyms: sextary, Roman pint, pint

  2. historicalA Roman unit of dry measure.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
sextaryRoman pintpint
Also see
sextary

Origin

  1. Latinsextārius“one-sixth”
  2. Englishsextarius

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

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APA

sextarius. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sextarius

MLA

“sextarius.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sextarius. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sextarius,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sextarius.

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