siliqua
noun
a silver coin of the later Roman Empire, the 24th part of a solidus, first issued by Constantine.
siliquae
-
pluralof siliqua.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Each of these they again divide into twenty-four units of four siliquae each, which they call grenlins.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
In the table on page 258, the number for the siliquae of copper was sometimes in the sextulae column.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
