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semuncia

semuncia noun: a bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at one twenty-fourth of an as.

Noun

semuncia (plural semunciae)

  1. (historical) A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at one twenty-fourth of an as.

Forms of semuncia

pluralsemunciae

Origin of semuncia

From Latin semuncia (“half-ounce”). By surface analysis, sem- + uncia.

Questions about semuncia

What does semuncia mean?
Semuncia means a bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at one twenty-fourth of an as.
What part of speech is semuncia?
Semuncia is a noun.
What is the plural of semuncia?
The plural of semuncia is semunciae.

Words near semuncia in the dictionary

  1. semtexes
  2. semtexing
  3. Semu
  4. semula
  5. semuloparin
  6. semuncia
  7. semunciae
  8. semuncial
  9. semur
  10. semurs
  11. semustine

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