"modius" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: modii [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin modius, from modus (“a measure”) + -ius (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of muid and mud. See also almud and almude. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|modius}} Learned borrowing from Latin modius, {{doublet|en|muid|mud}} Doublet of muid and mud Head templates: {{en-noun|modii}} modius (plural modii)
  1. (historical) A Roman dry measure of about a peck or 9 litres. Tags: historical Translations (Roman unit of measure): modius [masculine] (Latin), modio [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-modius-en-noun-Yq5q2azZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Art, Headwear, Units of measure Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 18 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 8 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 67 14 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 65 15 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 65 14 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 74 11 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 71 11 17 Disambiguation of Ancient Greece: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 81 9 10 Disambiguation of Art: 50 9 41 Disambiguation of Headwear: 46 10 44 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 67 22 11 Disambiguation of 'Roman unit of measure': 93 4 4
  2. (historical) Various medieval units of dry and liquid volume. Tags: historical
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  3. (historical) A bushel-shaped headdress worn by certain deities in classical art. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-modius-en-noun-hmET1dho Categories (other): Art, Headwear Disambiguation of Art: 50 9 41 Disambiguation of Headwear: 46 10 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Medieval units of measure): mud (Dutch), muid (Dutch), muid (French), modius [masculine] (Latin), moyo [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'Medieval units of measure': 47 44 10

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