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fils (fēls, fils)

noun pl. fils

any of the monetary units of:
  1. Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, and Kuwait, equal to of a dinar
  2. the United Arab Emirates, equal to of a dirham

Etymology: Ar, earlier fals < LGr phollis, a small coin, of a solidus

fils2 definition

fils (fēs)

noun

a son or a youth: often used like English “Jr.” Dumas fils

Etymology: Fr < L filius: see filial

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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