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Fugio cents

Fugio cents is the plural 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.

Questions about Fugio cents

What is Fugio cents the plural of?
Fugio cents is the plural of Fugio cent.

Words near Fugio cents in the dictionary

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

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