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单词 congius
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Definition of congius in English:

congius

nounPlural congii ˈkɒndʒɪəsˈkänjēəs
  • An ancient Roman liquid measure of one eighth of an amphora, equal in modern terms to about 6 imperial pints.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some amphoras seem to be multiples of the choe, equivalent to the Roman congius.
    • During the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth months let them have a sextarius [about a pint] per day or five congii per month.
    • But just when I thought it was going to get good and circular it turns out that a congius is roughly equal to six pints, and so a sextarius is one pint.
    • In the nineteenth century, the congius was used in British medicine and pharmacology as a name for the British Imperial gallon.
    • In Roman times the amphora was used as a unit of liquid measure containing 2 urnae, 8 congii, or 48 sextarii (the latter, equivalent to a pint).

Origin

Latin.

 
 

Definition of congius in US English:

congius

nounˈkänjēəs
  • An ancient Roman liquid measure of one eighth of an amphora, equal in modern terms to about 6.4 pints (3.6 liters).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the nineteenth century, the congius was used in British medicine and pharmacology as a name for the British Imperial gallon.
    • Some amphoras seem to be multiples of the choe, equivalent to the Roman congius.
    • But just when I thought it was going to get good and circular it turns out that a congius is roughly equal to six pints, and so a sextarius is one pint.
    • During the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth months let them have a sextarius [about a pint] per day or five congii per month.
    • In Roman times the amphora was used as a unit of liquid measure containing 2 urnae, 8 congii, or 48 sextarii (the latter, equivalent to a pint).

Origin

Latin.

 
 
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