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con⋅gi⋅us

  [kon-jee-uhs]
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–noun, plural -gi⋅i  [-jee-ahy] .
1. (in prescriptions) a gallon (3.7853 liters).
2. an ancient Roman unit of liquid measure equal to about 0.8 U.S. gallon (3.2 liters).
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L, alter. of Gk konchíon, equiv. to kónch(ē) conch + -ion dim. suffix
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con·gi·us   (kŏn'jē-əs)   
n.   pl. con·gi·i (-jē-ī')

  1. Abbr. c. or cong. Pharmacology A gallon.

  2. An ancient Roman measure for liquids, equal to about seven eighths of a U.S. gallon (3.3 liters).


[Middle English, a liquid measure, from Latin, from Greek konkhion, diminutive of konkhē, konkhos, shellful.]
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Main Entry: con·gi·us
Pronunciation: 'kän-jE-&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural con·gii /-jE-"I/
: GALLON —abbreviation cong or C
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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