fugio

British

/ ˈfjuːdʒɪəʊ /

noun

a former US copper coin worth one dollar, the first authorized by Congress (1787)

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Etymology

Origin of fugio

C18: Latin: I flee; one of the words inscribed on the coin

Example Sentences

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Hobbes had a severe illness at Paris, which lasted six months, thus noticed in his metrical life: Dein per sex menses morbo decumbo propinque Accinctus morti; nec fugio, illa fugit.

From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac

"Ast ubi me fessum sol acrior ire lavatum Admonuit, fugio campum lusumque trigonem."

From A Handbook for Latin Clubs by Paxson, Susan

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