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Meaning of cyathus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. An ancient Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 1⅔ Roman ounce of wine and equivalent to about 45 mL although differing slightly over time.
  2. A ladle, especially (historical) a small one used for serving wine in ancient Greece and Rome.
  3. Synonym of kyathos (“an ancient ladle and serving beaker”).

Equivalents

Latina cyathus

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