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Meaning of chœnix | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈkiːnɪks/

Definitions

An ancient dry measure of two pints or greater.

historical

Examples

“If the kings do not come to the public supper, each of them must have two choenixes of meal and a cotyle of wine sent home to him at his house; if they come, they are given a double quantity of each, and the same when any private man invites them to his table.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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