obolus
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ob·o·lus 
[ob-uh-luhs] Pronunciation Key
[ob-uh-luhs] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -li
[-lahy] Pronunciation Key.
[-lahy] Pronunciation Key. | 1. | a modern Greek unit of weight equal to 0.1 gram. |
| 2. | obole. |
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L < Gk obolós small coin, weight]
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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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| obolus | |
noun | |
| a Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram |
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Obolus
Ob"o*la*ry\, a. [See Obolus.] Possessing only small coins; impoverished. [R.] --Lamb.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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