decadrachm

[dek-uh-dram]

noun

a silver coin of ancient Greece equal to 10 drachmas.

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Also dek·a·drachm, dec·a·drach·ma

[dek-uh-drak-muh] /ˈdɛk əˌdræk mə/.

Origin of decadrachm

First recorded in 1855–60; deca- + drachm²

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