"pecunious" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /pɪˈkjuːniəs/ Forms: more pecunious [comparative], most pecunious [superlative]
Etymology: Ultimately from Latin pecūnia (“money”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peḱ-|id=livestock}}, {{uder|en|la|pecūnia||money}} Latin pecūnia (“money”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} pecunious (comparative more pecunious, superlative most pecunious)
  1. With money, wealthy; financially independent. Categories (topical): Money
    Sense id: en-pecunious-en-adj-gKgfzt-Y Disambiguation of Money: 90 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 58 42
  2. (figuratively) rich (of quality, etc.) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-pecunious-en-adj-v0qAAXGy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pecuniarily, pecuniarly, pecuniary, pecuniosity

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