ses·ter·tium
(sĕ-stûr′shəm, -shē-əm)n. pl. ses·ter·tia (-shə, -shē-ə) A unit of currency in ancient Rome equivalent to 1,000 sesterces.
[Latin (mīlle) sēstertium, (a thousand) sesterces, genitive pl. of sēstertius, sesterce; see sesterce.]
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sestertium
(sɛˈstɜːtɪəm) n,
pl -tia (
-tɪə)
(Currencies) an ancient Roman money of account equal to 1000 sesterces
[C16: from Latin, from the phrase mille sestertium a thousand of sesterces; see sesterce]
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ses•ter•ti•um
(sɛˈstɜr ʃi əm, -ʃəm)
n., pl. -ti•a (-ʃi ə, -ʃə) a money of account of ancient Rome, equal to 1000 sesterces.
[1530–40; < Latin sēstertium, genitive pl. of sēstertius, taken as neuter singular]
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