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groschen definition

gro·schen (grō′s̸hən)

noun pl. groschen -·schen

a former monetary unit of Austria, equal to of a schilling

Etymology: Ger < 14th-c. dial. grosch(e) < Czech groš < ML (denarius) grossus: see groat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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