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Solidus

Meaning

Noun

In Coins & Roman Empire:
  • Various
    and
    or
    of account
  • A Roman ~23k
    by Diocletian in AD 301 and called by that
    , but
    at a
    lower
    by Constantine I.
  • Various
    and
    or
    of account
  • Its
    Byzantine
    , from the
    of
    and purity.
  • Synonym of
    : the
    of various Italian states.
  • In France, Italy & Roman Empire:
  • Various
    and
    or
    of account
  • Synonym of
    or
    : a Carolingian
    to a
    of silver.
  • In Coins, France, Italy & Roman Empire:
  • Various
    and
    or
    of account
  • Synonym of
    : an English
    and,
    the Tudor
    ,
    coin.
  • In Coins & Roman Empire:
    The
    of the Roman
    , 1/60 of a Roman
    under Diocletian or 1/72
    . (about 4.5
    ) after Constantine.
    A
    French
    , 1/20 of the Carolingian pound.
    In British English, Typography, France, Italy & Roman Empire:
    Synonym of
    ⟨/⟩,
    (UK) in its use as the
    and now its
    by the ISO and Unicode.
    In Typography, Diacritical marks & Punctuation marks:
    The
    of the
    (
    A̷ and B̸) in Unicode.
    In Typography:
    The
    between the
    and the
    of a
    , whether
    or oblique.
    In Chemistry & Physics:
    The
    in a
    the
    and
    below which a given
    is a
    solid.
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