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Congius

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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. historical
  2. 2
    a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters wordnet
  3. 3
    A Roman unit of mass instituted by Vespasian equivalent to about 3.3 kg, the weight of a congius of water. historical

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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