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CANTAR
Noun
cantar (plural cantars)
Alternative spelling of kantar
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• arctan
Source: Wiktionary
Can"tar, Can*tar"ro, n. Etym: [It. cantaro (in sense 1), Sp. cantaro (in sense 2).]
1. A weight used in southern Europe and East for heavy articles. It varies in different localities; thus, at Rome it is nearly 75 pounds, in Sardinia nearly 94 pounds, in Cairo it is 95 pounds, in Syria about 503 pounds.
2. A liquid measure in Spain, ranging from two and a half to four gallons. Simmonds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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