Definitions for denarius

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denarius de·nar·i·us

Spelling: [dih-nair-ee-uh s]

IPA: /dɪˈnɛər i əs/

Denarius is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 505 anagrams from letters in denarius (adeinrsu).

Definitions for denarius

noun

1. a silver coin and monetary unit of ancient Rome, first issued in the latter part of the 3rd century b.c., that fluctuated in value and sometimes appeared as a bronze coin.
2. a gold coin of ancient Rome equal to 25 silver denarii; aureus.

Origin of denarius

Latin dēnārius, orig. adj.: containing ten (asses). See denary

Examples for denarius

It was a denarius of Trajan, apparently; he could read the inscription, Avg.

And here a denarius slipped into the hands of the officer with the lantern.

A denarius is about one day's wages for an agricultural laborer.

At the time of Domitian, the denarius (10 as,) was worth about 15 cents.

Julia Sæmias, mother of Emperor Heliogabalus, denarius, silver.

Shall I see aught with your eyes, lady of my Sergian denarius?

His pay was only a denarius daily, equal to about sixteen cents of our money.

Victoriatus was a silver coin, half the value of a denarius.

The denarius, or penny, bearing the face of the emperor Tiberius.

But the consuls were too demoralized to take away a denarius.