groschen

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Noun
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gro=schen

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun groschen has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

groschenn. [G.].
     A small silver coin and money of account of Germany, worth about two cents. It was discontinued in the new monetary system of the empire and not subsequeently used.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

groschen, n.
1 an Austrian coin and monetary unit, one hundredth of a schilling.
2 colloq. a German 10-pfennig piece.
3 hist. a small German silver coin.

Etymology
G f. MHG gros, grosse f. med.L (denarius) grossus thick (penny): cf. GROAT

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