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as

[ˈas]

noun

LanguageLatin

Meaning
  1. as, a Roman coin originally made of a Roman pound of bronze but later minted from 2, 1, and finally ½ Roman ounces of copper
  2. penny, copper, any similarly low-value coin
  3. synonym of libra, Roman pound, a unit of weight
  4. unit, any undivided unit of measurement
Examples

Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus, rumoresque senum severiorum

Let us live, my Lesbia, and love, and account all the rumours of very grave old men as worth a single penny.

Pronunciationˈas

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteOften used as a synonym for a pound (libra) or a generic unit.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.