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sextarius

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sex-tar-ius
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 1⅔ Roman pound of wine and equivalent to about 0.54 L although varying slightly over time.

noun

A Roman unit of dry measure.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

sextariuses (plural) sextarii (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

lingula (1 48 sextarius) cyathus (1 12 sextarius) acetabulum quartarius hemina congius (6 sextariuses)

Synonyms

sextary Roman pint pint

Questions

What does sextarius mean?
A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 1⅔ Roman pound of wine and equivalent to about 0.54 L although varying slightly over time.
Where does sextarius come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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