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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Denarius

/dĭ'när(ē)əs/ · De·na·ri·us · IPA /dɪˈnɑɹi.əs/
01 n. A Roman silver coin of the value of about fourteen cents; the “penny” of the New Testament; -- so called from being worth originally ten of…
pl. Denarii ((#))
  1. 1.
    A Roman silver coin of the value of about fourteen cents; the “penny” of the New Testament; -- so called from being worth originally ten of the pieces called as.