Main Entry:

¹lep·ton

Pronunciation:

\lep-ˈtän\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural lep·ta \-ˈtä\

Etymology:

Modern Greek, from Greek, a small coin, from neuter of leptos peeled, slender, small, from lepein to peel — more at leper

Date:

circa 1741

: a former monetary unit equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀ drachma