fugio
/ (ˈfjuːdʒɪəʊ) /
nounplural -gios
a former US copper coin worth one dollar, the first authorized by Congress (1787)
Origin of fugio
1C18: Latin: I flee; one of the words inscribed on the coin
Words Nearby fugio
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How to use fugio in a sentence
He made the date say something more to the reader than the number of the year, by appending to it the word "fugio" (I fly).
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