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uncia

/ˈʌnʃi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
un-cia
IPA
/ˈʌnʃi.ə/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Roman ounce, 1/12 of a Roman pound.

noun

The Roman inch, 1/12 of a Roman foot.

noun

A bronze coin minted by the Roman Republic, 1/12 of an as.

noun

A Roman unit of land area, 1/12 of a jugerum.

noun

Synonym of ounce, the English and American avoirdupois unit of mass.

noun

Synonym of twelfth.

noun

A numerical coefficient in a binomial.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Latin ū̆ncia (“various Roman units”). Doublet of ounce, inch, onça, onza, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈʌnʃi.ə/
  • British English: /ˈʌnʃi.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

uncias (plural) unciae (plural)

Derived Forms

semuncia uncial

Frequently Paired Words

nonuncium teruncius

Synonyms

ounce twelfth

Questions

How do you pronounce uncia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌnʃi.ə/.
What does uncia mean?
The Roman ounce, 1/12 of a Roman pound.
Where does uncia come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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