"sextarius" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sextariuses [plural], sextarii [plural]
Etymology: From Latin sextārius (“one-sixth”), from sextus (“sixth”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adj.”). Doublet of sextary. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|sextārius||one-sixth}} Latin sextārius (“one-sixth”), {{doublet|en|sextary}} Doublet of sextary Head templates: {{en-noun|es|sextarii}} sextarius (plural sextariuses or sextarii)
  1. (historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 1⅔ Roman pound of wine and equivalent to about 0.54 L although varying slightly over time. Tags: historical Synonyms (unit of liquid volume): sextary, Roman pint, pint (english: Roman contexts)
    Sense id: en-sextarius-en-noun-Pzku-Qnx Categories (other): Pages with entries, Six Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 42 12 34 Disambiguation of Six: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'unit of liquid volume': 67 33 Coordinate_terms (unit of liquid measure): lingula (1, 48 sextarius), cyathus (1, 12 sextarius), acetabulum (alt: ⅛ sextarius), quartarius (alt: ¼ sextarius), hemina (alt: ½ sextarius), congius (6 sextariuses), urna (24 sextariuses), amphora (48 sextariuses), culeus (960 sextariuses) Disambiguation of 'unit of liquid measure': 70 30
  2. (historical) A Roman unit of dry measure. Tags: historical Coordinate_terms (unit of dry measure): hemina (alt: ½ sextarius), modius (16 sextariuses)
    Sense id: en-sextarius-en-noun--BCqo385 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Ancient Rome, Six, Units of measure Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 41 13 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 42 12 34 Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 34 66 Disambiguation of Six: 45 55 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 31 69 Disambiguation of 'unit of dry measure': 19 81

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