Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semuncia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: se-mu-n-cia
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: semuncia

Inflected Forms

semunciae (plural)

Questions

What does semuncia mean?: A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at one twenty-fourth of an as.
Where does semuncia come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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