tetraobol

noun

tet·​ra·​obol ˌte-trə-ˈä-bəl 

-ˈō-

variants or tetrobol

te-ˈträ-bəl 

-ˈtrō-

or less commonly tetrobolon

te-ˈträ-bə-lən 

-ˈtrō-

plural tetraobols or tetrobols also tetrobola te-ˈträ-bə-lə 

-ˈtrō-

: a silver coin of ancient Greece worth four obols

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

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