"obol" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɑ.bəl/ [General-American], /ˈoʊ.bəl/ [General-American], /ˈɒ.bɒl/ [UK], /ˈɒ.bəl/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-obol.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-obol2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: obols [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀβολός (obolós, literally “spit”). Doublet of obole and pul. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|ὀβολός|lit=spit}} Ancient Greek ὀβολός (obolós, literally “spit”), {{doublet|en|obole|pul}} Doublet of obole and pul Head templates: {{en-noun}} obol (plural obols)
  1. (historical) Synonym of obolus: a silver coin of Ancient Greece. Tags: historical Synonyms: obolus [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-obol-en-noun-LjYVIXZA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Coins Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Coins: 92 8
  2. (historical) Synonym of obolus: a weight, equivalent to one sixth of a drachma. Tags: historical Synonyms: obolus [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-obol-en-noun-hN8mhMdo Categories (other): Greek mythology Disambiguation of Greek mythology: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Charon's obol, diobol, hemiobol, trihemiobol, triobol Coordinate_terms: drachma

Inflected forms

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    },
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