Uncia

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Uncia \Un"ci*a\, n.; pl. {Unciae}. [L. See {Ounce} a measure of
     weight.]
     1. (Rom. Antiq.) A twelfth part, as of the Roman as; an
        ounce.
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     2. (Alg.) A numerical coefficient in any particular case of
        the binomial theorem. [Obs.]
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