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OC
03-27-2006, 07:38 AM
unciary

adj.

Equal to a twelfth part.
DarkFury
03-27-2006, 07:43 AM
Umm... what dictionary is that one from?

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=unciary



No entry found for unciary.
Did you mean Uncity?

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But I did find it here:


My Daily
unciary (un-SEE-uh-ree) adjective. Equal to a twelfth part. [From Latin unciarius,
from uncia (a twelfth part) which is also the source of the words ounce ...
www.heidgerken.org


My stab at it...

It's quite annoying when someone butts into your "A - B" conversations... so just tell them to unciary their way out of it next time. :D
kgsilvas
03-27-2006, 07:43 AM
I prevent unicary infections by drinking cranberry juice.
OC
03-27-2006, 07:50 AM
Umm... what dictionary is that one from?

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=unciary
Sorry, that's a trade secret. :D

It's a very old Latin word. From Latin unciarius, from uncia (a twelfth part) which is also the source of the words ounce and inch. An inch is one twelfth of a foot. The original pound was the troy pound having 12 ounces.
DarkFury
03-27-2006, 07:58 AM
Sorry, that's a trade secret. :D

It's a very old Latin word. From Latin unciarius, from uncia (a twelfth part) which is also the source of the words ounce and inch. An inch is one twelfth of a foot. The original pound was the troy pound having 12 ounces.

See my edit above... (I was editing it when you posted this. :D )
ShawnLee
03-27-2006, 08:58 AM
I don't like all of her songs, but Unciary's "One-Two Step" started growing on me.
hoey222
03-27-2006, 09:10 AM
that lil kim wears almost nuttin on the red carpet... unciary-thing ......
zippyjuan
03-27-2006, 09:54 AM
Dat was a very unciary joke you make. Not make me laugh.
Lolita
03-27-2006, 11:09 AM
Not washing your hands after using the bathroom is very unciary.
Markel
03-27-2006, 12:58 PM
My Unciary and Aunt Mable came for a visit last week.