SINCE 1828
abassi
noun
abas·si
variants:
or abbasi \ ə-ˈbä-sē 
\
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plural abassi
or abassis
or abbasi
or abbasis
Definition of abassi
1
: a Persian silver coin first issued in the late 16th century
2
: an old Persian unit of weight equivalent to about 0.8 pound
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