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shilling mark

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
shilling -mark
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩ in its use to mark the amount of shillings in a sum or (obsolete) in all its uses.

British usage

Etymology

A development of the long s ⟨ſ⟩, an abbreviation of Latin solidus, used to mark the amount of shillings in a sum. Formerly also the slash in all its uses, but this extended sense was taken on by the term solidus.

Usage

Inflected Forms

shilling marks (plural)

Synonyms

slash in its use to mark the amount of shillings in a sum or slash

Questions

What does shilling mark mean?
Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩ in its use to mark the amount of shillings in a sum or (obsolete) in all its uses.
Where does shilling mark come from?
A development of the long s ⟨ſ⟩, an abbreviation of Latin solidus, used to mark the amount of shillings in a sum. Formerly also the slash in all its uses, but this extended sense was taken on by the term solidus.

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