"metrete" meaning in English

See metrete in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: metretes [plural], metretae [plural], metretes [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|metretae}} metrete (plural metretes or metretae)
  1. A unit of liquid measure, in Ancient Greece, equal to about 40 litres Translations (unit of liquid measure): métrète [feminine] (French), metreta [feminine] (Italian)

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Alternative forms

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