stremma

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noun

A Greek unit of land area, now equal to a decare (1,000 m²) but (historical) previously 10,000 square Greek feet.

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Meanings

nounstremma (plural stremmas or stremmata)

plural stremmas · plural stremmata

  1. A Greek unit of land area, now equal to a decare (1,000 m²) but (historical) previously 10,000 square Greek feet.
  2. obsoleteThe dunam, the Turkish unit of land area derived from the Greek unit.

Synonyms & antonyms

Narrower
royal stremmasquare plethrondunam
Also see
decaredunamroyal stremma

Origin

From Medieval Greek στρέμμα (strémma, “a turning”), referring to the turning of the soil.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with stremma

emmalemmadilemmagemmaproblemaPematremaack emmaon the horns of a dilemmapip emmaquadrilemmatetralemmatrilemma
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Anagrams

stammer
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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