sestertium

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(se stûrshē əm, -shəm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ses•ter•ti•um  (se stûrshē əm, -shəm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ti•a 
    (-shē ə, -shə).USA pronunciation 
  1. Currencya money of account of ancient Rome, equal to 1000 sesterces.
  • Latin sēstertium genitive plural of sēstertius sesterce, taken as neuter singular
  • 1530–40


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