"actus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: actus [plural], acti [plural]
Etymology: From Latin āctus (“a cattle drive; a cattle path; units of length and area”). Doublet of act. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|āctus||a cattle drive; a cattle path; units of length and area}} Latin āctus (“a cattle drive; a cattle path; units of length and area”), {{doublet|en|act}} Doublet of act Head templates: {{en-noun|actus|acti}} actus (plural actus or acti)
  1. (historical units of measure) A former Roman unit of length, equal to 120 Roman feet (about 35.5 m) Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-actus-en-noun-qIwoGvup Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Topics: units-of-measure
  2. (historical units of measure) A former Roman unit of area, equivalent to a square with sides of 1 actus (about 0.125 ha) Tags: historical Meronyms (units of area): juger, jugerum (2 acti)
    Sense id: en-actus-en-noun-pz2RjTJW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Topics: units-of-measure Disambiguation of 'units of area': 23 77

Inflected forms

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