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fils
1[ fils ]
noun
, plural fils.
- a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, one 100th of a dinar.
- a bronze coin of the United Arab Emirates, one 100th of a dirham.
- an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Yemen Arab Republic, one 100th of a riyal.
fils
2[ fees ]
noun
, French.
, plural fils.
- son: sometimes used after a name with the meaning of Jr., as in Dumas fils.
fils
1/ fis /
(no translation)
- an addition to a French surname to specify the son rather than the father of the same name Compare père
a book by Dumas fils
fils
2/ fɪl; fɪls /
noun
- a fractional monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, and Kuwait, worth one thousandth of a dinar
- a fractional monetary unit of the United Arab Emirates, worth one hundredth of a dirham
- a fractional monetary unit of Yemen, worth one hundredth of a riyal
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fils1
First recorded in 1885–90; from Arabic, probably from Greek phóllis “a kind of coin”
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Example Sentences
At the wheel of a Winnebago, dubbed the “Mitt Mobile,” Romney fils visited all 99 counties in Iowa.
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La premiere demande que fit ledit Sieur son fils, ce fut de la sant du Roy.
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J'ai l'honneur de vous envoyer ci-joint la liste des ouvrages dont M. Lige fils pourrait entreprendre la traduction.
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Vierge: C'est la mre du fils de Dieu et belle-mre de l'glise.
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Staple fils had been for years a great social card in Washington.
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I send you an epitaph which he mentions on a tomb in Paris—that of a mother: "Dors en paix, O ma mre, ton fils t'obeira toujours."
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