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Fugio

Fugio is the clipping of Fugio cent.

Meaning of Fugio cent

Noun

Fugio cent (plural Fugio cents)

  1. (historical) The first official circulation coin of the United States, minted in 1787, made from copper and bearing the Latin word fugio (“to flee”), in reference to time flying by.

Forms of Fugio

pluralFugios

Phrases with Fugio

Questions about Fugio

What is Fugio the clipping of?
Fugio is the clipping of Fugio cent.

Words near Fugio in the dictionary

  1. fugie
  2. fugie warrant
  3. fugie warrants
  4. fugient
  5. fugies
  6. Fugio
  7. Fugio cent
  8. Fugio cents
  9. Fugios
  10. fugit
  11. fugitate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Fugio (page history and authors); Fugio cent (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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