congius

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Definition of congius

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noun

  1. (historical)A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 10 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 3.3 L although differing slightly over time.
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noun

  1. (historical)A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 10 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 3.3 L although differing slightly over time.
  2. (historical)A Roman unit of mass instituted by Vespasian equivalent to about 3.3 kg, the weight of a congius of water.

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Etymology

From Latin congius, from Ancient Greek κογχίον (konkhíon), from κόγχη (kónkhē) and κόγχος (kónkhos, “mussel shell”) + -ίον (-íon, “-y: forming diminutives”).

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