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单词 sestertium
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sestertium

[ se-stur-shee-uhm, -shuhm ]
/ sɛˈstɜr ʃi əm, -ʃəm /

noun, plural ses·ter·ti·a [se-stur-shee-uh, -shuh]. /sɛˈstɜr ʃi ə, -ʃə/.

a money of account of ancient Rome, equal to 1000 sesterces.

Origin of sestertium

1530–40; <Latin sēstertium genitive plural of sēstertiussesterce, taken as neuter singular

Words nearby sestertium

sessional indemnity, sessionman, session musician, Sessions, sesterce, sestertium, sestertius, sestet, sestina, Sestos, Sesto San Giovanni
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Example sentences from the Web for sestertium

  • Cujum (as in cujum pecus) and sestertium are Latin instances of a nominative case being evolved from an oblique one.

    A Handbook of the English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
  • Cujus (as in cujum pecus) and sestertium are Latin instances of a nominative case being evolved from an oblique one.

    The English Language|Robert Gordon Latham

British Dictionary definitions for sestertium

sestertium
/ (sɛˈstɜːtɪəm) /

noun plural -tia (-tɪə)

an ancient Roman money of account equal to 1000 sesterces

Word Origin for sestertium

C16: from Latin, from the phrase mille sestertium a thousand of sesterces; see sesterce
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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