SOLIDUS (solidi)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: solidi   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does solidus mean? 

• SOLIDUS (noun)
  The noun SOLIDUS has 2 senses:

1. a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages

2. a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

  Familiarity information: SOLIDUS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOLIDUS (noun)

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 ("solidus" is a kind of...):

coin (a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

diagonal; separatrix; slash; solidus; stroke; virgule

Hypernyms ("solidus" is a kind of...):

punctuation; punctuation mark (the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases)