A denomination of weight, used by the Assyrians, Babylonians, Greeks, Romans, and other ancient nations; varying greatly with time, people, and…
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > units in ancient Greece, Asia Minor, etc. (8) talentc893 A denomination of weight, used by the Assyrians, Babylonians, Greeks, Romans, and other ancient nations; varying greatly with time, people, and… scriplea1382 A unit of ancient Hebrew weight, equal to one twentieth of a shekel (approx. 0.568 grams); = gerah, n. minaa1398 (a) A unit of weight formerly used in the Middle East, esp. in Mesopotamia and Palestine, and in Egypt. (b) A unit of weight formerly used in… mnaa1398 = mina, n. statera1398 A unit of weight equal to a fraction of an ounce (see also quot. 1706). mina1495 A monetary unit formerly used in Greece and the Middle East, equivalent to the weight of one mina in silver. (Rendered ‘pound’ in some English… shekel1560 An ancient unit of weight of the Babylonians, and hence of the Phœnicians, Hebrews, and others, equal to one-sixtieth of a mina (see mina, n. 2(a)). siglos1911 A unit of weight (see quot. 1911). Also attributive. |
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