modius C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ˈmoʊdiəs/ UK /ˈməʊdiəs/ See IPA manual Freq #926279 Meanings 1 noun an ancient Roman dry measure, especially for grain, equal to about 8.7 liters or 0.96 imperial peck The contract set the price of Sicilian wheat at three sesterces per modius. 2 noun a bushel-shaped headdress or crown shown on certain deities in classical art The statue of Serapis wears a modius as a symbol of abundance. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an ancient roman dry... Roman grain measure 2 noun · a bushel-shaped headdress... bushel crowngrain-measure crown Word family Related forms peckbushelmodiimeasure Etymology A learned borrowing from Latin modius ('grain measure'), from modus ('measure, limit, manner'). The headdress was named for its resemblance to the cylindrical measuring vessel. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # modius **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmoʊdiəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈməʊdiəs/ **Frequency rank:** 926279 ## Meanings 1. an ancient Roman dry measure, especially for grain, equal to about 8.7 liters or 0.96 imperial peck 2. a bushel-shaped headdress or crown shown on certain deities in classical art ## Examples - The contract set the price of Sicilian wheat at three sesterces per modius. - The statue of Serapis wears a modius as a symbol of abundance. ## Synonyms - Roman grain measure - bushel crown ## Related Forms - peck - bushel - modii - measure ## Etymology A learned borrowing from Latin modius ('grain measure'), from modus ('measure, limit, manner'). The headdress was named for its resemblance to the cylindrical measuring vessel. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown