Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A money of account of Breslau: one pound equals 288 denars.

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  • noun The currency of the Republic of Macedonia, divided into 100 deni

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Macedonian, from Old Church Slavonic dinarii, from Late Greek dēnarion, from Latin dēnārius; see denary.]

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Examples

  • Once in Jerusalem a pair of doves cost a golden denar.

    Kinnim (Tractate). 2009

  • And the same day the price of a pair of doves stood at a quarter-denar each (Mishnah Keritot 1: 7).

    Kinnim (Tractate). 2009

  • Exchange rates: denar per US$1 - 38.8 (December 1995), 39

    The 1996 CIA Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Currency: the denar, which was adopted by the Macedonian legislature

    The 1995 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Currency: the denar, which was adopted by the Macedonian legislature 26 April

    The 1994 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Currency: the denar, which was adopted by the Macedonian legislature 26 April 1992, was initially issued in the form of a coupon pegged to the German mark; subsequently repegged to a basket of seven currencies

    The 1996 CIA Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Exchange rates: denar per US$1 - 865 (October 1992)

    The 1994 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • A common man shall pay one denar (piece of money), but the merchants and people who own mines of gold and silver and are rich shall pay twelve denars.

    SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator 2010

  • Coaceffimus ctiam quod burgeft* fes anntiatim proprio eorum oonAdtu, prepofitom et proeo* fiem iibi elegant et deposkajot: pnepofiCtis Tero quietus fit de gablo 'preco de fex denar/Si plaeitum fpe&ana ad Donji'

    Reports of the proceedings before select committees of the House of commons 1793

  • I will not suffer the night to pass before they cost but a [silver] denar.”

    Kinnim (Tractate). 2009

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