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obols

obols is the plural of obol.

Meaning of obol

Noun

obol (plural obols)

  1. (historical) Synonym of obolus: a silver coin of Ancient Greece.
    • In Classical Athens, there were six obols to one drachma.
    Synonyms:
    obolus
  2. (historical) Synonym of obolus: a weight, equivalent to one sixth of a drachma.
    Synonyms:
    obolus

Phrases with obols

Questions about obols

What is obols the plural of?
Obols is the plural of obol.

Words near obols in the dictionary

  1. obolizes
  2. obolizing
  3. obolo
  4. oboloi
  5. obolos
  6. obols
  7. obolus
  8. oboluses
  9. Obomber
  10. obomegoid
  11. Obomsawin

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