Plethron

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A former Greek unit of length equal to 100 Greek feet (podes). historical

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"Today a plethron equals 30,8 meters."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλέθρον (pléthron).

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greek feet

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