Congius Definition

kŏnjē-əs
congius
noun
congius
A gallon.
American Heritage Medicine
An ancient Roman unit of liquid measure equal to a little less than seven pints.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Congius

  • Middle English a liquid measure from Latin from Greek konkhion diminutive of konkhē, konkhos shellful

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Congius Sentence Examples

  • By the sextarius of Dresden (2) the amphora is 1695; by the congius of Ste Genevieve (2) 1700 cub.

  • So the Farnesian congius, or about 1650, may best be adopted.

  • Though it has no exact relation to the congius or amphora, yet it is closely = 4977 grains, the 1/80th of the cubic foot of water.

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SUSIUS

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