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siglos

American

[sig-los] / ˈsɪg lɒs /

noun

a silver coin of ancient Persia, the 20th part of a daric.

siglos British

/ ˈsɪɡlɒs /

noun

a silver coin of ancient Persia worth one twentieth of a daric

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Noun Inflected Forms

sigloi

plural

Etymology

Origin of siglos

< Greek síglos < Semitic; compare Hebrew sheqel shekel

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The music it is set to is much like the Marseillaise—quite as stirring: Del sueño de tres siglos Hermanos Despertad!

From The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. Blount

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