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ses·ter·tius
/
sɛˈstɜr
ʃəs, -ʃi
əs
/
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[
se-
stur
-sh
uh
s, -shee-
uh
s
]
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noun,
plural
ses·ter·ti·i
/
ʃiˌaɪ
/
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[
shee-ahy
]
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.
sesterce
.
Origin:
<
Latin
sēstertius;
see
sesterce
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sesterce
or
sestertius
(ˈsɛstɛːs, sɛˈstɜːtɪəs)
—
n
a silver or, later, bronze coin of ancient Rome worth a quarter of a denarius
[C16: from Latin
sēstertius
a coin worth two and a half asses, from
sēmis
half +
tertius
a third]
sestertius
or
sestertius
—
n
[C16: from Latin
sēstertius
a coin worth two and a half asses, from
sēmis
half +
tertius
a third]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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