Etymology

tetradrachm

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Today it means: A silver coin in Ancient Greece, equivalent to four drachms. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τετράδραχμον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτετράδραχμον
  2. English todaytetradrachm

From Ancient Greek τετράδραχμον (tetrádrakhmon). See tetra- (“four”).

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