Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A silver coin of Sicily. Compare
decalitron .
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- noun A
silver coin in ancientSicily equivalent to 1/5 of adrachm .
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The unit mentioned here is a "litra," which is roughly equivalent in modern measurements to about 12 ounces, or three quarters of a pound.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] MBack 2010
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The unit mentioned here is a "litra," which is roughly equivalent in modern measurements to about 12 ounces, or three quarters of a pound.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] MBack 2010
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The unit mentioned here is a "litra," which is roughly equivalent in modern measurements to about 12 ounces, or three quarters of a pound.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] MBack 2010
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The unit mentioned here is a "litra," which is roughly equivalent in modern measurements to about 12 ounces, or three quarters of a pound.
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The unit mentioned here is a "litra," which is roughly equivalent in modern measurements to about 12 ounces, or three quarters of a pound.
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I found a note on Greek loaning litra, attested around 500 BCE, from southern Italic *liθra L. libra so there's an upper bound.
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I has a sad. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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He who possesses one manah may buy, in addition to his bread, a litra of vegetables; the owner of ten manahs may add to his bread a litra of fish; he that has fifty manahs may add a litra of meat; while the possessor of a hundred may have pottage every day.
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala Various
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