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noun
A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5⁄6 Roman pound of wine, equivalent to around 0.27 L.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: cotyle, half-sextarius
Antonyms: none provided
noun
One of two traditional Spanish units of measure:
A unit of dry measure, equivalent to around 23 liters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
One of two traditional Spanish units of measure:
A variable unit traditionally defined as the land area that could be sown by one (dry measure) hemina of seed; typically between 500 and 1,000 square metres in size, depending on the crop and local climate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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History
Borrowed from Latin hēmīna (“half-sextarius”), from Ancient Greek ἡμῑ́νᾱ (hēmī́nā).
Borrowed from Spanish hemina, from Latin hēmīna, from Ancient Greek ἡμῑ́νᾱ (hēmī́nā).
