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uncia

/ˈʌnʃi.ə/ US, UK

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From Latin ū̆ncia (“various Roman units”). Doublet of ounce, inch, onça, onza, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.

noun uncias · unciae

historical The Roman ounce, 1/12 of a Roman pound.
historical The Roman inch, 1/12 of a Roman foot.
historical A bronze coin minted by the Roman Republic, 1/12 of an as.
historical A Roman unit of land area, 1/12 of a jugerum.
Synonym of ounce, the English and American avoirdupois unit of mass.
Similar: ounce
Synonym of twelfth.
Similar: twelfth
obsolete A numerical coefficient in a binomial.

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@misc{uncia_2026,
  title = {uncia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/uncia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}