fils1
[fils]
- a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
- a bronze coin of the United Arab Emirates, the 100th part of a dirham.
- an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Yemen Arab Republic, the 100th part of a riyal.
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Also fil.
Origin of fils1
1885–90; < Arabic, probably < Greek phóllis a kind of coin
fils2
[fees]
- son: sometimes used after a name with the meaning of Jr., as in Dumas fils.
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Compare père.
fil
[fil]
- fils.
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Examples from the Web for fils
Contemporary Examples
At the wheel of a Winnebago, dubbed the “Mitt Mobile,” Romney fils visited all 99 counties in Iowa.
Historical Examples
Madiou (fils) describes the mutual cruelties of the French and natives.
He was a gentleman, a fils de famille, of the English aristocracy.
The Rough RoadWilliam John Locke
He could say “mon fils,” just as he could say (with equal veracity) “mon automobile.”
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide PujolWilliam J. Locke
Oh, mon fils, thou wilt write often, and I must know all the news.
Hugh Wynne, Free QuakerS. Weir Mitchell
Dumas fils, Ibsen, Brieux prove the truth of this statement.
Dramatic TechniqueGeorge Pierce Baker
fils1
- an addition to a French surname to specify the son rather than the father of the same namea book by Dumas fils Compare père
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Word Origin
French: son
fils2
fil (fɪl)
- 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
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Word Origin
from Arabic
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