SpellRight › Spelling
Rareconge
The correct spelling is conge.
How to pronounce conge
noun
Say it like: Con-je
The correct spelling is conge. An ancient Roman unit of volume in liquid measure consisting of six sextarii or one-eighth amphora (about 118 fluid ounces).
Usage Examples
No usage examples in context are available for this word.
Meanings
noun
- 1.An ancient Roman unit of volume in liquid measure consisting of six sextarii or one-eighth amphora (about 118 fluid ounces).
- 2.An ancient Roman unit of weight under Vespasian equal to the weight of a congius of water.
- 3.A curvature found on the top or bottom of certain columns.
- 4.Leave, formal permission for some action, :
- 5.Formal dismissal; any dismissal; (originally & particularly humorously ironic) abrupt dismissal without ceremony.
verb
- 1.To give congee, (particularly)
- 2.To take congee: to leave ceremoniously.
- 3.To make a congee: to bow, curtsey, etc., (particularly dialectal) while leaving; to make obeissance, show respect, or defer to someone or something.
Similar words
Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.