obolus
/AH0 B OW1 L AH0 S/noun
- 1
A silver coin minted in Ancient Greece, valued at a sixth of a drachma.
- 2
(historical) A unit of weight, equal to one-sixth of a drachma.
- 3
Alternative form of obelus. [(historical) A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant; an obelisk.]
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