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follis

[ fol-is ]
/ ˈfɒl ɪs /

noun, plural fol·les [fol-eez] /ˈfɒl iz/.

a bag of copper or bronze coins with a fixed weight, used as money of account in the later Roman Empire.
a silver-plated copper coin of ancient Rome, first issued by Diocletian.
a copper coin of the Eastern Roman Empire, a.d. c500.

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Words nearby follis

folliculitis keloidalis, folliculitis ulerythematosa reticulata, folliculoma, folliculosis, folliculus, follis, follitropin, follow, follow along, follow in someone's footsteps, follow one's nose

Origin of follis

1880–85; < Late Latin; compare Latin follis bag, purse
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