Pronunciations (4)
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/ˈsɑlɪdəs/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/ˈsɒlɪdəs/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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ˈsɑlɪdəs
Pronunciation notes
- US
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ˈsɒlɪdəs
Pronunciation notes
- GB
Noun
Various medieval and early modern coins or units of account A Roman ~23k gold coin introduced by Diocletian in AD 301 and called by that name, but reissued at a slightly lower weight by Constantine I.
Usage- Historical
Various medieval and early modern coins or units of account Its successor Byzantine coins, from the eleventh century onward of progressively debased weight and purity.
Usage- Historical
Various medieval and early modern coins or units of account Synonym of sol or sou: a Carolingian unit of account equivalent to a solidus of silver.
Usage- Historical
- Obsolete
Various medieval and early modern coins or units of account Synonym of soldo: the silver coins of various Italian states.
Usage- Historical
- Obsolete
Various medieval and early modern coins or units of account Synonym of shilling: an English unit of account and, following the Tudor dynasty, silver coin.
Usage- Historical
- Obsolete
The weight of the Roman gold coin, 1/60 of a Roman pound under Diocletian or 1/72 lb. (about 4.5 grams) after Constantine.
Usage- Historical
A medieval French weight, 1/20 of the Carolingian pound.
Usage- Historical
Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩, originally (UK) in its use as the shilling mark and now its formal designation by the ISO and Unicode.
The formal name of the oblique strikethrough overlay (as in A̷ and B̸) in Unicode.
The division line between the numerator and the denominator of a fraction, whether horizontal or oblique.
The line in a phase diagram marking the temperatures and pressures below which a given substance is a stable solid.
Noun
a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages
- Broader terms
a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information
- Broader terms