plethronn.

Brit.

/ˈplɛθrən/,

/ˈplɛθrɒn/, U.S.

/ˈplɛθˌrɑn/

Inflections: Plural plethra.

Forms: 1600s plether, 1600s plethor, 1700s– plethron.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek πλέθρον.

Etymology: < ancient Greek πλέθρον measure of length of 100 feet, unit of area of 10,000 square feet, i.e. equal to that of a square with sides of one plethron; of unknown origin. Compare classical Latin plethron unit of area of 10,000 square feet, French plèthre (1778 or earlier).

A unit of length used in ancient Greece, equal to 100 Greek feet (varying locally, but equal to approx. 30.8 metres, 101 feet). Also: a unit of area equal to that of a square with sides of one plethron.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > stadium (ancient Greek or Roman unit) > ancient Greek unit

plethron1623

1623 J. Bingham tr. Xenophon Hist. p. iii The necke of land, that ioyneth to the Continent, is at least foure plethers in bredth.

1639 E. Chilmead tr. R. Hues Learned Treat. Globes iii. ii. 147 2. Plethra, which is the thid [sic] part of a furlong, to be added to every mile.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Plethron.

1797 Encycl. Brit. II. 711/2 A square of four plethra, or 400 feet, on each side.

1838 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 9 1 What volumes have not been written by the learned..on the measures of the ancients,—their miles, their stadia, their parasangs, and their plethra.

1875 R. Browning Aristophanes' Apol. 132 Nobody now can say ‘this plot is mine, Though but a plethron square’.

1907 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 28 99 Near this city was a stone pyramid, one plethron wide,..and two plethra high.

1956 Hesperia 25 262 A house may be situated on an agros, and the agros, in turn, may be described as containing so many plethra of land.

1994 Classical Q. New Ser. 44 343 In the late 4th century 9000 citizens owned more than 30 plethra.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plethron
释义	plethronn. Brit. /ˈplɛθrən/, /ˈplɛθrɒn/, U.S. /ˈplɛθˌrɑn/ Inflections: Plural plethra. Forms: 1600s plether, 1600s plethor, 1700s– plethron. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek πλέθρον. Etymology: < ancient Greek πλέθρον measure of length of 100 feet, unit of area of 10,000 square feet, i.e. equal to that of a square with sides of one plethron; of unknown origin. Compare classical Latin plethron unit of area of 10,000 square feet, French plèthre (1778 or earlier). A unit of length used in ancient Greece, equal to 100 Greek feet (varying locally, but equal to approx. 30.8 metres, 101 feet). Also: a unit of area equal to that of a square with sides of one plethron. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > stadium (ancient Greek or Roman unit) > ancient Greek unit plethron1623 1623 J. Bingham tr. Xenophon Hist. p. iii The necke of land, that ioyneth to the Continent, is at least foure plethers in bredth. 1639 E. Chilmead tr. R. Hues Learned Treat. Globes iii. ii. 147 2. Plethra, which is the thid [sic] part of a furlong, to be added to every mile. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Plethron. 1797 Encycl. Brit. II. 711/2 A square of four plethra, or 400 feet, on each side. 1838 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 9 1 What volumes have not been written by the learned..on the measures of the ancients,—their miles, their stadia, their parasangs, and their plethra. 1875 R. Browning Aristophanes' Apol. 132 Nobody now can say ‘this plot is mine, Though but a plethron square’. 1907 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 28 99 Near this city was a stone pyramid, one plethron wide,..and two plethra high. 1956 Hesperia 25 262 A house may be situated on an agros, and the agros, in turn, may be described as containing so many plethra of land. 1994 Classical Q. New Ser. 44 343 In the late 4th century 9000 citizens owned more than 30 plethra. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1623
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