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hyperpyra

hyperpyra is the plural of hyperpyron.

Meaning of hyperpyron

Noun

hyperpyron (plural hyperpyra or hyperpyrons)

  1. (historical) A Byzantine coin in use during the late Middle Ages, replacing the solidus as the Byzantine Empire’s gold coinage.
    • In the Ritual Ordinance of the monk Nilos mention is made of a donation of twelve hyperpyra to the monastery of Machæra by the Emperor Isaac (II.) Angelos,[…]1901, John Hackett, A History of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus from the Coming of the Apostles Paul and Barnabas to the Commencement of the British Occupation (A. D. 45-A. D. 1878) […], London...

Questions about hyperpyra

What is hyperpyra the plural of?
Hyperpyra is the plural of hyperpyron.

Words near hyperpyra in the dictionary

  1. hyperpycnal
  2. hyperpycnal flow
  3. hyperpycnal flows
  4. hyperpycnite
  5. hyperpycnites
  6. hyperpyra
  7. hyperpyramid
  8. hyperpyramids
  9. hyperpyretic
  10. hyperpyrexia
  11. hyperpyrexial

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