UNCIA


Meaning of UNCIA in English

/un"shee euh/ , n. , pl. unciae /-shee ee'/ .

1. a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.

2. (in prescriptions) an ounce of weight or volume.

[ 1685-95; unus one; cf. INCH 1 ]

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