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centenionalis

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[sen-ten-ee-oh-ney-lis] / sɛnˌtɛn i oʊˈneɪ lɪs /

noun

a silver coin of ancient Rome, first issued by Diocletian as one 100th of a solidus, later greatly debased.

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noun

centenionales

plural

Etymology

Origin of centenionalis

First recorded in 1780–85; from Latin centēniōnālis (nummus) “hundredth (coin)”

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