obolus

Signification (Anglais)

  1. A silver coin minted in Ancient Greece, valued at a sixth of a drachma.
  2. (historical) A unit of weight, equal to one-sixth of a drachma.

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obolus

οβολός

obol

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός (obolós), from ὀβελός (obelós). Doublet of obole and pul.

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