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Denier
Pronunciation : De*ni"er
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: One who denies; as, a denier of a fact, or of the faith, or of Christ.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : De*nier"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. denier, fr. L. denarius a Roman silver coin orig. equiv. to ten asses, later, a copper, fr. deni ten by ten, fr. the root of decem ten; akin to E. ten. See Ten, and cf. Denary, Dinar.]
Definition : Defn: A small copper coin of insignificant value. My dukedom to a beggarly denier. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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