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\ ˈfēs 
\
\Definition of fils
(Entry 1 of 2)
: son —used after a family name to distinguish a son from his father
fils
noun (2)\ ˈfils \
\ plural fils
Definition of fils (Entry 2 of 2)
a monetary subunit of the dinar (Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait), dirham (United Arab Emirates), and rial (Yemen) — see dinar, dirham, rial at Money Table
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The first known use of fils was in 1786
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