Masculine
as
Meaning
- (declension-3, masculine) as; a Roman coin originally made of bronze and weighing one pound, but later made of copper and reduced to two ounces, one ounce, and eventually half an ounce.
- (declension-3, masculine) as; a Roman coin originally made of bronze and weighing one pound, but later made of copper and reduced to two ounces, one ounce, and eventually half an ounce.
- (declension-3, masculine) pound as a unit of weight
- (declension-3, masculine) any undivided unit of measurement
- (declension-3, masculine) any undivided unit of measurement
- (declension-3, masculine) a circular flap or valve
- (declension-3, masculine) any circular object; a slice, disk (also of the moon)
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Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈas]
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Etruscan: compare lībra and nummus, also loanwords. Original meaning was 'a rectangular bronze plaque weighing a pound'.
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