congius
Americannoun
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congii
plural
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(in prescriptions) a gallon (3.7853 liters).
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an ancient Roman unit of liquid measure equal to about 0.8 U.S. gallon (3.2 liters).
noun
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pharmacol a unit of liquid measure equal to 1 Imperial gallon
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an ancient Roman unit of liquid measure equal to about 0.7 Imperial gallon or 0.84 US gallon
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Etymology
Origin of congius
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin, alteration of Greek konchíon, equivalent to kónch ( ē ) conch + -ion diminutive suffix
Example Sentences
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This is furnished with brazen buckets, each holding about a congius.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
Perhaps "metreta" and "congius" should be swapped in this sentence, but it was left as is.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
Congiary, kon′ji-ar-i, n. a gift to the Roman people or soldiery, originally in corn, oil, &c., each receiving a congius or gallon—afterwards given in money.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
One metreta is larger than one-sixth of a congius.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
For this purpose ten pounds of ripe figs may be boiled in six congii of water and bits of the paste thus prepared should be set out near the hives.
From Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro by Harrison, Fairfax
The best was called garum sociorum, a term of which we have seen no satisfactory explanation, and sold for 1,000 sesterces for two congii, about $20 a gallon.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)
The practice is to add a quantity of rennet, equal to the size of an olive, to two congii of milk to make it curdle.
From Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro by Harrison, Fairfax
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