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sestertium
[ se-stur-shee-uhm, -shuhm ]
noun
, plural ses·ter·ti·a [se-, stur, -shee-, uh, -sh, uh].
- a money of account of ancient Rome, equal to 1000 sesterces.
sestertium
/ sɛˈstɜːtɪəm /
noun
- an ancient Roman money of account equal to 1000 sesterces
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sestertium1
1530–40; < Latin sēstertium genitive plural of sēstertius sesterce, taken as neuter singular
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sestertium1
C16: from Latin, from the phrase mille sestertium a thousand of sesterces; see sesterce
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Example Sentences
Una se cena centies sestertium absumpturam aliquando dixerat.
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Cujum (as in cujum pecus) and sestertium are Latin instances of a nominative case being evolved from an oblique one.
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Cujus (as in cujum pecus) and sestertium are Latin instances of a nominative case being evolved from an oblique one.
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The phrase is “Decies sestertium,” which is a short way of expressing “ten times a hundred thousand sesterces.”
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Upon examining the state of his affairs, he found that there remained no more of his estate than centies sestertium, 80,729l. 3s.
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