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denarius

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. denarius (noun)
  2. denarius dei (noun)

de·nar·i·us

noun \di-ˈner-ē-əs\
plural de·nar·ii\-ē-ˌī, -ē-ˌē\

Definition of DENARIUS

1
: a small silver coin of ancient Rome
2
: a gold coin of the Roman Empire equivalent to 25 denarii

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Origin of DENARIUS

Middle English, from Latin — more at denier
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with DENARIUS

Aquarius, burglarious, calcareous, contrarious, gregarious, hilarious, malarious, nefarious, precarious, senarius, vagarious, vicarious

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