aba·si
variants:
or abbasi \
ə-ˈbä-sē 
\
or less commonly abaze \
ə-ˈbä-ze
\
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or less commonly abaze \
ə-ˈbä-ze
\
plural abasi or abasis or abbasi or abbasis also abaze or abazes
Definition of abasi
1
: an Afghan yellow bronze coin equivalent to four shahi that was issued between 1921 and 1923
2
: an Afghan unit of value for postage stamps
one-abasi stamps two-abasi stamps
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“Abasi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abasi. Accessed 8 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of abasi was circa 1922
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