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florin

/fˈlɔːɹɪn/FLAW-rin
/fˈlɔɹɪn/FLAW-rin

MeaningFlorentine coin

Common meaning: historical European gold or silver coin

Journey through time

  1. Italianfiorino‘Florentine coin’source
  2. Latinflor-emsource
  3. Old Frenchflorin‘a florin’source
  4. Englishflorin‘historical European gold or silver coin’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Italian fiorino ‘Florentine coin’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry FLORIN, p. 212 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • fiorino Italian “Florentine coin”

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