"denarius" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪˈnɑɹi.əs/ [US], /dɪˈnɑːɹɪ.əs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪˈnɛəɹɪ.əs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪˈnɛɹi.əs/ (note: General American, Mary–marry–merry merger), /dɪˈnɛɚ.i.əs/ (note: UK, General American, Mary–marry–merry distinction) Forms: denarii [plural], denariuses [plural]
enPR: dĭ'när(ē)əs (note: UK, General American, Mary–marry–merry distinction), dĭ'nâr(ē)əs (note: UK, General American, Mary–marry–merry distinction) Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dēnārius. Doublet of denar and dinar. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|ine-pro}}, {{langname|ine-pro}} Proto-Indo-European, {{word|en|ine|déḱm̥}}, {{bor|en|la|dēnārius}} Latin dēnārius, {{doublet|en|denar|dinar}} Doublet of denar and dinar Head templates: {{en-noun|denarii|+}} denarius (plural denarii or denariuses)
  1. (Ancient Rome, numismatics) A small silver coin issued both during the Roman Republic and during the Roman Empire, equal to 10 asses or 4 sesterces. Wikipedia link: denarius Tags: Ancient-Rome Categories (topical): Ancient Rome, Coins, Historical currencies Categories (place): Roman Empire Translations (silver coin): δηνάριον (dēnárion) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), دِينَار (dīnār) [masculine] (Arabic), διναρο (dinaro) (Bactrian), denari [masculine] (Catalan), 迪納厄斯 (Chinese Mandarin), 迪纳厄斯 (dínà'èsī) (Chinese Mandarin), denaro (Esperanto), denaari (Finnish), denier [masculine] (French), Denar [masculine] (German), デナリウス (denariusu) (Japanese), デナリ (denari) (Japanese), デナリオン (denarion) (Japanese), ದೀನಾರ (dīnāra) (Kannada), dynʾr (Khwarezmian), dēnārius [masculine] (Latin), 𐭃𐭉𐭍𐭓 (dēnār) (Parthian), دینار (dinâr) (Persian), denar [masculine] (Polish), denário [masculine] (Portuguese), дина́рий (dinárij) [masculine] (Russian), дена́рий (denárij) [masculine] (Russian), дина́р (dinár) [masculine] (Russian), dinari [class-10, class-9] (Swahili)

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      ],
      "word": "denar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "silver coin",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "denário"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dinárij",
      "sense": "silver coin",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дина́рий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "denárij",
      "sense": "silver coin",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дена́рий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dinár",
      "sense": "silver coin",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дина́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "silver coin",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ],
      "word": "dinari"
    }
  ],
  "word": "denarius"
}

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