| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | sol·i·dus |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  s l  -d s |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. sol·i·di (-d  )
1. A gold coin of the Roman Empire used in Europe until the 15th century. Also called bezant. 2. Printing A virgule; a slash. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Late Latin (nummus) solidus, a solid (sesterce), from Latin solidus, solid. See solid.
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