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uncia

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(un′shē ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
un•ci•a  (un′shē ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ci•ae 
    (-shē ē′).USA pronunciation 
  1. Currencya bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
  2. (in prescriptions) an ounce of weight or volume.
  • Latin: a twelfth part, akin to ūnus one; compare inch1
  • 1685–95

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