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A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 10 Roman pounds of wine and…A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 10 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 3.3 L although differing slightly over time.

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(историческое)A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 10 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 3.3 L although differing slightly over time.
(историческое)A Roman unit of mass instituted by Vespasian equivalent to about 3.3 kg, the weight of a congius of water.

Ещё определения

a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters

Происхождение

From Latin congius, from Ancient Greek κογχίον (konkhíon), from κόγχη (kónkhē) and κόγχος

From Latin congius, from Ancient Greek κογχίον (konkhíon), from κόγχη (kónkhē) and κόγχος (kónkhos, “mussel shell”) + -ίον (-íon, “-y: forming diminutives”).

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