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Meaning of
obolus
in English
obolus
us
//oʊˈbɑləss//
uk
//oʊˈbɒləs//
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Definitions
Noun
an
Ancient
Greek
silver
coin
;
sixth
of
a
drachma
The
merchant
accepted
an
obolus
as
payment
for
the
goods
.
alternative
form
of
obelus
(
punctuation
mark
)
The
proofreader
inserted
an
obolus
to
indicate
a
correction
in
the
text
.
a
historical
weight
unit
;
one-sixth
drachma
The
ancient
Greeks
used
the
obolus
as
a
unit
of
weight
to
measure
silver
.
