fils

[ 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, 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.

Nearby words

filopressure, filose, filoselle, filosus, filovirus, fils, filt., filter, filter bed, filter bubble, filter cake

Also fil.

Origin of fils

1885–90; < Arabic, probably < Greek phóllis a kind of coin

Definition for fils (2 of 3)

fils

[ fees ]

/ fis /

noun, plural fils. French.

son: sometimes used after a name with the meaning of Jr., as in Dumas fils.

Compare père.

Definition for fils (3 of 3)

fil

[ fil ]

/ fɪl /

noun

fils.

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Examples from the Web for fils

At the wheel of a Winnebago, dubbed the “Mitt Mobile,” Romney fils visited all 99 counties in Iowa.
The New Romney Dynasty|Samuel P. Jacobs|June 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
His chief dramas, the Fils naturel and the Pre de famille, are certainly not great successes; the shorter plays, Est-il bon?
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2|Various
As a moralist Dumas fils took himself very seriously indeed.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8|Various
In preference I went to the Gymnase, and listened attentively to a comedy by M. Dumas fils.
Confessions of a Young Man|George Moore

Thus was enacted the preliminary part of the plot to Americanize Andr Franois, fils.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, September 1908, No. 5|Various
Les Franais, fils ains de lantiquit, Romain par le gnie, sont Grec par le caractre.
How France Built Her Cathedrals|Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly

British Dictionary definitions for fils (1 of 2)

fils

/ 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)

fils

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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