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de·nar·i·us \də̇ˈna(a)rēəs, dē-, -ˈnär-\ noun (plural denar·ii \-rēˌī, -rē(ˌ)ē\) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin — more at denier 1. : a small silver coin of ancient Rome orig., under the Republic, equivalent to 10 bronze asses but later debased until by the late Empire its silver content became only a wash on copper 2. : a gold coin of the Roman Empire equivalent to 25 denarii 3. : denier III 1 [denarius of Julius Caesar, 44 B.C.] |