semuncia

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noun

A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at one twenty-fourth of an as.

OriginLatin semuncia →
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Meanings

nounsemuncia (plural semunciae)

plural semunciae

  1. historicalA bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at one twenty-fourth of an as.

Origin

  1. Latinsemuncia“half-ounce”
  2. Englishsemuncia

From Latin semuncia (“half-ounce”). By surface analysis, sem- + uncia.

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APA

semuncia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semuncia

MLA

“semuncia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semuncia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semuncia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semuncia.

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