schene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Egyptian or Persian measure of length, varying from thirty-two to sixty stadia.

Word forms

schene schenes schoene schœne

Etymology

From Latin schoenus, from Ancient Greek σχοῖνος (skhoînos, “a rush, a reed, a land measure”).

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