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| gro·schen [ grṓsh'n ] (plural gro·schen) |
noun |
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| Definition: |
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1. subunit of former Austrian currency: a subunit of the former Austrian currency
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2. former coin worth 10 pfennigs: a former German coin worth 10 pfennigs
(
informal
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3. old German coin: a former small German silver coin
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| [Early 17th century. Via German< medieval Latin (denarius) grossus "thick (penny)"] |