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ob·ol
 (ŏb'əl) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. ob·ols also ob·o·li (-ə-lī') A silver coin or unit of weight equal to one sixth of a drachma, formerly used in ancient Greece. [Latin obolus, from Greek obolos, variant of obelos, spit, obol.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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obol
ancient Gk. small coin and weight, 1670, from Gk. obolos, identical with obelos "a spit, needle." From the original shape.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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