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Unciae

Uncia \Un"ci*a\, n.; pl. Unci[ae]. [L. See Ounce a measure of weight.]

  1. (Rom. Antiq.) A twelfth part, as of the Roman as; an ounce.

  2. (Alg.) A numerical coefficient in any particular case of the binomial theorem. [Obs.]

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unciae

n. (plural of uncia English)

Usage examples of "unciae".

He had a pouch half full of copper coins, mostly unciae, or one-twelfth of an as, the as being a pound of copper divided into twelve "ounces" (the first coins Romans had minted, according to Agnes).