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Princeton's WordNet
obolusnoun
a Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram
Wiktionary
obolusnoun
A silver coin minted in Ancient Greece, valued at a sixth of a drachma.
Etymology: obolus, from ὀβολός, from ὀβελός.
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obolus
The obol (Greek: ὀβολός, obolos, also ὀβελός (obelós), ὀβελλός (obellós), ὀδελός (odelós). lit. "nail, metal spit"; Latin: obolus) was a form of ancient Greek currency and weight.
Webster Dictionary
Obolusnoun
a small silver coin of Athens, the sixth part of a drachma, about three cents in value
Obolusnoun
an ancient weight, the sixth part of a drachm
Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. ()]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of obolus in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of obolus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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