"simon" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsaɪmən/ Audio: En-au-simon.ogg Forms: simons [plural]
enPR: sīʹmən Rhymes: -aɪmən Etymology: Uncertain. One theory suggests derivation from a joke based on the bible verse Acts 9:43, rendered as “Peter lodged with Simon a tanner”, a pun on the meanings of lodge (“stay in a place; put away money”). Partridge suggests that this not possible given the dates, however, and suggests instead derivation from some unknown person’s name. Attested from the late 17th century, with synonymous tanner attested from the 18th. Compare also simony, from a different biblical figure, Simon Magnus. The “US dollar” sense derives from the earlier “sixpence”, perhaps influenced by the $ symbol. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain Head templates: {{en-noun}} simon (plural simons)
  1. (slang, British, dated) Sixpence coin. Tags: British, dated, slang Categories (topical): Coins
    Sense id: en-simon-en-noun-91C-JjId Disambiguation of Coins: 75 25 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
  2. (slang, US, archaic) A US dollar. Tags: US, archaic, slang
    Sense id: en-simon-en-noun-Oz1-UTAl Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Simon Related terms: simoleon, simony, simon-pure

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Alternative forms

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