fils
1[ fils ]
/ fɪls /
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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.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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Origin of fils
1First recorded in 1885–90; from Arabic, probably from Greek phóllis “a kind of coin”
Words nearby fils
filopressure, filose, filoselle, filosus, filovirus, fils, filt., filter, filterable, filterable virus, filter bed
Definition for fils (2 of 2)
fils2
[ fees ]
/ fis /
noun, plural fils.French.
son: sometimes used after a name with the meaning of Jr., as in Dumas fils.
Compare père.
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British Dictionary definitions for fils (1 of 2)
fils1
/ French (fis) /
an addition to a French surname to specify the son rather than the father of the same namea book by Dumas fils Compare père
Word Origin for fils
French: son
British Dictionary definitions for fils (2 of 2)
fils2
fil (fɪl)
/ (fɪls) /
noun plural fils
- 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
Word Origin for fils
from Arabic
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