denarius


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
denarius /dɪˈnɛːrɪəs, dɪˈnɑːrɪəs/
noun (pl. denarii /-rɪʌɪ, -rɪiː/) an ancient Roman silver coin, originally worth ten asses.

■ an ancient Roman gold coin worth 25 silver denarii.

– origin L., lit. ‘containing ten’, from deni ‘in tens’.
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