SOLIDUS


Meaning of SOLIDUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsä-lə-dəs ]

noun

( plural sol·i·di -lə-ˌdī, -ˌdē)

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, from Latin, solid

Date: 14th century

1. : an ancient Roman gold coin introduced by Constantine and used to the fall of the Byzantine Empire

2.

[Medieval Latin, shilling, from Late Latin; from its use as a symbol for shillings]

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