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单词 choenix
释义

choenix

See also: chœnix

English

Alternative forms

  • chœnix (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χοῖνιξ (khoînix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkiːnɪks/
  • Rhymes: -iːnɪks

Noun

choenix (plural choenixes or choenices)

  1. A dry measure of 2 pints or greater.
    • 1942, George Rawlinson, transl., “Erato”, in The Persian Wars, translation of original by Herodotus:
      If the kings do not come to the public supper, each of them must have two choenixes of meal and a cotyle of wine sent home to him at his house; if they come, they are given a double quantity of each, and the same when any private man invites them to his table.

References

  • chœnix in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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