Obolus


[ob-uh-luh s] /ˈɒb ə ləs/

noun, plural oboli
[ob-uh-lahy] /ˈɒb əˌlaɪ/ (Show IPA)
1.
a modern Greek unit of weight equal to 0.1 gram.
2.
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/ˈɒbələs/
noun (pl) -li (-ˌlaɪ), -ols
1.
a modern Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram
2.
a silver coin of ancient Greece worth one sixth of a drachma

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