obol
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 4
/ˈɑ.bəl/
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/ˈɑ.bəl/ · /ˈoʊ.bəl/ · /ˈɒ.bɒl/ (UK) · /ˈɒ.bəl/ (UK)
Definition of obol
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(historical)A silver coin of Ancient Greece.
“In Classical Athens, there were six obols to one drachma.”
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noun
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(historical)A silver coin of Ancient Greece.
“In Classical Athens, there were six obols to one drachma.”
- (historical)A weight, equivalent to one sixth of a drachma.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀβολός (obolós) (literally “spit” or “iron rod”). Doublet of obole and pul.
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