- obol
- noun Etymology: Latin obolus, from Greek obolos, obelos, literally, spit Date: circa 1670 an ancient Greek coin or weight equal to 1/6 drachma
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Obol — may refer to: Obolus, a type of silver coin used in Ancient Greece Obol (programming language), a programming language Obol Investment, a Swedish company involved in a major fraud scandal Charon s obol, coins buried with the dead to secure… … Wikipedia
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obol — obol; tri·obol; … English syllables
òbol — m 1. {{001f}}pov. sitan srebrni novac u staroj Grčkoj (šestina drahme) 2. {{001f}}pren. a. {{001f}}dar u novcu, novčani prilog; donacija b. {{001f}}doprinos čemu u duhovnom ili materijalnom smislu [davati ∼] ✧ {{001f}}grč … Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika
obol — (n.) ancient Greek small coin and weight, 1660s, from Gk. obolos, identical with obelos a spit, needle. From the original shape … Etymology dictionary
obol — Obole Ob ole, n. [Cf. F. obole. See {Obolus}.] (Old Pharm.) A weight of twelve grains; or, according to some, of ten grains, or half a scruple. [Written also {obol}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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obol — , obolos, obolus a historic unit of weight or mass. The obol is a very small weight that originated as the weight of a tiny Greek coin. In ancient Greece the obolos was equal to 1/6 drachma, or roughly half a gram (8 grains). In Rome, the… … Dictionary of units of measurement
Obol Investment — Obol company logo. Obol Investment was a Swedish company involved in fund managing and sponsoring sport events. In 2006, it signed a 15 year sponsorship deal with the Swedish Basketball Federation that resulted in the renaming of Basketligan (… … Wikipedia
