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