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groschen

gro·schen [ grṓsh'n ] (plural gro·schen)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. subunit of former Austrian currency: a subunit of the former Austrian currency

2. former coin worth 10 pfennigs: a former German coin worth 10 pfennigs ( informal )

3. old German coin: a former small German silver coin

[Early 17th century. Via German< medieval Latin (denarius) grossus "thick (penny)"]
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