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solidus

Pronunciation: [ˈsɔ.lɪ.dʊs]

“solidus” is a Latin word. Its 7 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. dense, solid, not hollow
  2. whole, entire, thorough, full
  3. firm
  4. substantial, genuine, true, real

noun

  1. A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin introduced by Diocletian in AD 301.
  2. A bezant: the solidus's debased Byzantine successors.
  3. A shilling, as a unit of account or silver coin.

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s (“entire”), suffixed form of root *solh₂- (“integrate, whole”).

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