denarius
denarius noun. [dɪ'nɛ:rɪǝs, dɪ'nɑ:rɪǝs] Pl. -rii [-rɪʌɪ, -rɪi:].
Irregular Forms: (pl) denarii
دینار (نام پول زروسیم بابهاهای مختلف در روم باستان)
denarius noun.
[dɪ'nɛ:rɪǝs, dɪ'nɑ:rɪǝs] Pl. -rii
[-rɪʌɪ, -rɪi:].
LME.[Latin (ellipt. for denarius nummus coin containing ten [asses]), from deni by tens, distrib. of decem ten. Cf DENIER noun2, DENAR.]Hist.1. An ancient Roman silver coin, orig. of the value of ten asses. Also occas., an English or British penny (as the origin of the abbreviation
d. in
s. d. etc.). LME.
2. A unit of weight equal to that of a Roman silver denarius. LME.
3. More fully golden denarius. An ancient Roman gold coin worth 25 silver denarii. M17. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲