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obolus

 [ob-uh-luhs]  

ob·o·lus

   [ob-uh-luhs]
noun, plural ob·o·li  [-lahy] .
1.
a modern Greek unit of weight equal to 0.1 gram.
2.
obole.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek obolós small coin, weight
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obolus or obol (ˈɒbələs, ˈɒbɒl)
 
—n , pl -li, -ols
1.  a modern Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram
2.  a silver coin of ancient Greece worth one sixth of a drachma
 
[C16: via Latin from Greek obolos small coin, nail; related to obelos spit, variant of obelus]
 
obol or obol (ˈɒbələs, ˈɒbɒl, -ˌlaɪ)
 
—n
 
[C16: via Latin from Greek obolos small coin, nail; related to obelos spit, variant of obelus]

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