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actus

  • /ˈæktəs/

Rhymes with -æktəs

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From Latin āctus (“a cattle drive; a cattle path; units of length and area”). Doublet of act.

noun actus · acti

  1. historical A former Roman unit of length, equal to 120 Roman feet (about 35.5 m)
  2. historical A former Roman unit of area, equivalent to a square with sides of 1 actus (about 0.125 ha)

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"actus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/actus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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actus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/actus

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"actus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/actus.

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@misc{actus_2026,
  title = {actus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/actus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}