Schoene
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Schoene is a noun meaning Alternative form of schene.
Meaning
Alternative form of schene.
Example Sentences
This distance of 1000 orgyas was taken as an itinerary unit, and called a schoene.
The schoene appears to be about 4 Roman miles; but has certainly no connection with that mile, being a Persian measure.
The length of the country along shore, according to the bounds that we assign to Egypt, namely from the Plinthinetic gulf to Lake Serbonis, which extends along the base of Mount Casius, is sixty schoenes.
Word Forms
- schoenes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sajene, sagene, schanze, skeine, sextine, schottisch.
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