xylon

/zˈaɪlən/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

"The xylon, in which naubia are measured. The royal (xylon) 9 comprises 3 cubits, 18 palms, 72 fingers; 10 the private (xylon) comprises 2⅔ cubits, 16 palms, 64 fingers, so that the surveyor's schoinion comprises 32 royal xyla, and 36 private (xyla)."

From Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon).

xyla (plural)

rylan wilen eilan

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How do you pronounce xylon?

The recorded pronunciation is /zˈaɪlən/.

What does xylon mean?

A unit of length in Ancient Greece.

Where does xylon come from?

It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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