fugio
/ (ˈfjuːdʒɪəʊ) /
noun plural -gios
a former US copper coin worth one dollar, the first authorized by Congress (1787)
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Word Origin for fugio
C18: Latin: I flee; one of the words inscribed on the coin
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Examples from the Web for fugio
He made the date say something more to the reader than the number of the year, by appending to it the word "Fugio" (I fly).
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