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ob·ol O0012400 (ŏb′əl) also ob·o·lus (ŏb′ə-ləs)n. pl. ob·ols also ob·o·li (-ə-lī′) A silver coin or unit of weight equal to one sixth of a drachma, formerly used in ancient Greece.
[Latin obolus, from Greek obolos, variant of obelos, spit, skewer, obol (since the early Greek obol had the form of a long, slender rod like a spit for roasting).]obolus (ˈɒbələs) or oboln, pl -li (-ˌlaɪ) or -ols1. (Units) a modern Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram2. (Currencies) a silver coin of ancient Greece worth one sixth of a drachma[C16: via Latin from Greek obolos small coin, nail; related to obelos spit, variant of obelus]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  obolus - a Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gramweight unit, weight - a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan"g, gm, gram, gramme - a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram |
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ObolusAn ancient Roman unit of weight approximately equivalent to 0.57 grams.obolusenUK
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