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单词 groschen
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Definition of groschen in English:

groschen

noun ˈɡrəʊʃ(ə)nˈɡrɒʃ(ə)nˈɡrōSHən
  • 1(until the introduction of the euro in 2002) a monetary unit in Austria, equal to one hundredth of a schilling.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Four talers, six groschen, ten pfennige, and eighty miles to Austria.
    1. 1.1historical A small German silver coin.
    2. 1.2informal (until the introduction of the euro in 2002) a German ten-pfennig piece.

Origin

German, from Middle High German grosse, from medieval Latin (denarius) grossus 'thick (penny)'; compare with groat.

Rhymes

commotion, devotion, emotion, Laotian, locomotion, lotion, motion, notion, Nova Scotian, ocean, potion, promotion
 
 

Definition of groschen in US English:

groschen

nounˈɡrōSHən
  • 1A monetary unit of Austria (until the introduction of the euro), equal to one hundredth of a schilling.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Four talers, six groschen, ten pfennige, and eighty miles to Austria.
    1. 1.1historical A small German silver coin.
    2. 1.2informal A German ten-pfennig piece.

Origin

German, from Middle High German grosse, from medieval Latin (denarius) grossus ‘thick (penny)’; compare with groat.

 
 
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