aes

[ eez ]

noun

1. any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as ²( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of aes¹

< Latin: copper, bronze, money made from them, money in general; ore

Example Sentences

You can expect your data to remain safe and sound with ultra-secure 256-bit AES encryption, and you’ll love how easy and efficient it is to keep tabs on all of them in a single place.

From Popular-Science

She is recognized as an Aes Sedai, one of the alternately revered and feared women who can channel the One Power.

From Time

It uses robust 256-bit AES encryption to secure your data on your computer or home network, giving you total peace of mind.

From Popular-Science

In 1981 Roger co-founded AES, which evolved into a Fortune 500 global energy company with assets of $34 billion.

From The Daily Beast

Hs autem rbus patrimnium effdit tantumque cnflvit aes alinum, ut ipse dceret sibi8 opus esse mllis sstertium, ut habret nihil.

From Project Gutenberg

The inhabitants of earth call us Aes-shee, for we have our dwellings within large, pleasant, green hills.

From Project Gutenberg

My armour is the aes triplex of a clear conscience, and a mind nourished by the precepts of philosophy.

From Project Gutenberg

In later times, pay was substituted for the aes hordearium, three times as much as that of the infantry.

From Project Gutenberg

Later Aes cyprium was the special designation, which was finally shortened to cyprium, as indicated above.

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