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[ eez ] / iz /
nounany of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.Compare as2 (def. 1). Origin of aes<Latin: copper, bronze, money made from them, money in general; see ore Words nearby aesaerotrain, aerotropism, aeruginous, aerugo, aery, aes, Aeschines, Aeschylus, Aesculapian, Aesculapius, Aesir Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for aesIn 1981 Roger co-founded AES, which evolved into a Fortune 500 global energy company with assets of $34 billion. Washington's Richest Power Players|Sandra McElwaine|May 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST "Aes" in the latter should be understood to mean what we would call "the coin," and not necessarily coin of low denomination. The Satyricon, Complete|Petronius Arbiter My armour is the aes triplex of a clear conscience, and a mind nourished by the precepts of philosophy. In later times, pay was substituted for the aes hordearium, three times as much as that of the infantry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various
The Latin name for this metal was aes Brundusinum, or "brass of Brindisi." Stories That Words Tell Us|Elizabeth O'Neill Avium vivae icones, in aes incisae & editae ab Adriano Collardo. Extinct Birds|Walter Rothschild
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