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BYZANT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does byzant mean?
• BYZANT (noun)
The noun BYZANT has 1 sense:
1. a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages
Familiarity information: BYZANT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
bezant; bezzant; byzant; solidus
Hypernyms ("byzant" is a kind of...):
coin (a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money)
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