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soli·dus (säl′i dəs)

noun pl. solidi sol′i·di′ (-dī′)

  1. a gold coin of the Late Roman Empire
  2. a medieval money of account worth twelve denarii: abbreviated s in £ s.d.
    1. a slant line (/), orig. the old long s (∫), used to separate shillings from pence (Ex.: 7/6)
    2. virgule

Etymology: ME < LL < L solidus (nummus), lit., solid (coin)

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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