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Obolus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Obolus has 1 sense
- obolus(n = noun.quantity) - a Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram; is a kind of weight, weight unit
is a part of g, gm, gram, gramme
CIDE DICTIONARY
Obolus, n. [L., fr. Gr. ()].
A small silver coin of Athens, the sixth part of a drachma, about three cents in value. [1913 Webster]
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