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ob·ol

(ŏb′əl) also ob·o·lus (ŏb′ə-ləs)

n. pl. ob·ols also ob·o·li (-ə-lī′)

A silver coin or unit of weight equal to one sixth of a drachma, formerly used in ancient Greece.

[Latin obolus, from Greek obolos, variant of obelos, spit, skewer, obol (since the early Greek obol had the form of a long, slender rod like a spit for roasting).]

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ob•ol

(ˈɒb əl)

n.

an ancient Greek coin, the sixth part of a drachma.

[1660–70; < Latin < Greek obolós, literally, spit; compare obelus]

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