solidus

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈsɑlɪdəs/ UK /ˈsɒlɪdəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a slash mark (/); also an ancient Roman gold coin

Write the fraction with a solidus between numerator and denominator.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a slash mark (/); also an... slashvirgulestroke obliqueshilling mark

Word family

Related forms solid

Etymology

From Latin solidus, short for nummus solidus ('solid coin'), an ancient Roman gold coin; the punctuation sense derives from the medieval use of the stroke to denote the shilling, itself descended from the solidus coin.

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# solidus

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɑlɪdəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɒlɪdəs/

## Meanings
1. a slash mark (/); also an ancient Roman gold coin

## Examples
- Write the fraction with a solidus between numerator and denominator.

## Synonyms
- slash
- virgule
- stroke
- oblique
- shilling mark

## Related Forms
- solid

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: solidus

## Etymology
From Latin solidus, short for nummus solidus ('solid coin'), an ancient Roman gold coin; the punctuation sense derives from the medieval use of the stroke to denote the shilling, itself descended from the solidus coin.

## AI Etymology
Solidus comes from Latin solidus, short for nummus solidus ('solid coin'), an ancient Roman gold coin; the punctuation sense derives from the medieval use of the stroke to denote the shilling, itself descended from the solidus coin. The historical chain includes Latin solidus. Older glosses in the chain include "solid coin", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, solidus is best read as borrowing, yielding an English noun shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as a noun, with the sense "a slash mark (/); also an ancient Roman gold coin". related forms include solid. The result is an English noun whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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