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modius

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Learned borrowing from Latin modius, from modus (“a measure”) + -ius (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of muid and mud. See also almud and almude.

noun modii

  1. historical A Roman dry measure of about a peck or 9 litres.
  2. historical Various medieval units of dry and liquid volume.
  3. historical A bushel-shaped headdress worn by certain deities in classical art.

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noun Medieval units of measure

Españolmoyo
Françaismuid

noun Roman unit of measure

Españolmodio

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@misc{modius_2026,
  title = {modius},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/modius},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}