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Dictionary: con·gi·us   (kŏn'jē-əs) pronunciation

n., pl., -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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Meaning #1: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters
  Synonyms: gallon, Imperial gallon


 
 
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