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decadrachm

American

[dek-uh-dram] / ˈdɛk əˌdræm /

Also dekadrachm,

noun

a silver coin of ancient Greece equal to 10 drachmas.

Etymology

Origin of decadrachm

First recorded in 1855–60; deca- + drachm ²

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