siglos

[ sig-los ]

/ ˈsɪg lɒs /

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noun, plural sig·loi

[sig-loi]. /ˈsɪg lɔɪ/.

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

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Origin of siglos

<Greek síglos<Semitic; compare Hebrew sheqelshekel

Words nearby siglos

sigillate, SIGINT, Sigismund, Sigismund II, sigla, siglos, sigma, sigma baryon, sigma factor, sigma particle, sigmate

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How to use siglos in a sentence

Al veros envueltos en l, se dira que el tiempo haba ido acumulando sobre vosotros el polvo de los siglos.
Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader|Ernesto Nelson
Vivid an por muchos siglos, rboles excelsos, que tantas veces habis visto estallar sobre vuestras cabezas el rayo de los cielos!
Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader|Ernesto Nelson
Abierta por la emancipacin la clausura de tres siglos, la Amrica proclama la fraternidad y llama a su seno a todas las naciones.
Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader|Ernesto Nelson
Mil siglos duraran guardados en la urna y en la remembranza de nuestra nacion.
Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes|Sylvia Sunshine

Pero se pasan siglos enteros sin que veamos a un seor como el que ha llegado hoy.
A First Spanish Reader|Erwin W. Roessler and Alfred Remy

British Dictionary definitions for siglos

siglos

/ (ˈsɪɡlɒs) /

noun plural -loi (-lɔɪ)

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

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