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contorniates

contorniates is the plural of contorniate.

Meaning of contorniate

Noun

contorniate (plural contorniates)

  1. A bronze medal or medallion with a deep furrow on the contour or edge, supposed to have been struck in the days of Constantine and his successors.
    • Mr. Evans exhibited a fine contorniate, bearing the head of Nero1864, Reginald Stuart Poole, “The Coins of the Ptolemies”, in The numismatic chronicle, volume IV

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Questions about contorniates

What is contorniates the plural of?
Contorniates is the plural of contorniate.

Words near contorniates in the dictionary

  1. contone
  2. contones
  3. Contoocook
  4. contorni
  5. contorniate
  6. contorniates
  7. contorno
  8. contorsion
  9. contorsional
  10. contort
  11. contortable

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