quinarius

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UK/kwɪˈnɛəɹi.əs/UK/kwɪˈnɑːɹi.əs/US/kwɪˈnɛɹi.əs/US/kwɪˈnɑɹi.əs/

noun

A small silver coin minted during the Roman Republic, equal to half of a denarius.

OriginLatin quinarius →
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Meanings

nounquinarius (plural quinarii)

plural quinarii

  1. A small silver coin minted during the Roman Republic, equal to half of a denarius.

Origin

  1. Latinquīnus
  2. Latinquinarius
  3. Englishquinarius

Borrowed from Latin quinarius.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with quinarius

varioushilariousAquariusprecariouscalcareousnefariousvicariousStradivariusmultifariouscariousBelisariusscopariuslibrariusmalariousacinariousadversariousanticariousapocrisariusapocrisiariusarbitrariousarenariousargillocalcareousarmariusassarius
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APA

quinarius. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinarius

MLA

“quinarius.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinarius. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quinarius,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinarius.

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