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Meaning of medimnus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A unit of dry capacity, in Ancient Greece, equal to about 52-58 litres, according to region and era.

historical

Equivalents

Italiano medimno

Examples

“Every month, on the first day, and again on the seventh of the first decade, each king receives a beast without blemish at the public cost, which he offers up to Apollo; likewise a medimnus of meal, and of wine a Laconian quart.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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