{"def":{"short":"a measurer, i.e., (specially), a certain standard measure of capacity for liquids","long":["a measurer, the name of a utensil known as a amphora, which is a species of measure used for liquids and containing somewhat less the nine English gallons or about (40 l)"]},"deriv":"from G3354","pronun":{"ipa":"mɛ.treˈtes","ipa_mod":"me̞.tre̞ˈte̞s","sbl":"metrētēs","dic":"meh-tray-TASE","dic_mod":"may-tray-TASE"},"see":["G3354"]}