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triens

/trahy-enz/US // ˈtraɪ ɛnz //

三方,三人组,三角洲,三人

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural tri·en·tes [trahy-en-teez]. /traɪˈɛn tiz/.

    • : a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
    • : tremissis.

Examples

  • The generic name is from the Latin triens, and is in allusion to the height of the plant, which is the third part of a foot.

  • From him letters are to hand upon the disposal of four chests of silver triens in London.

  • A drinking-vessel holding one third of a sextarius (OLD triens 3).