denier
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French denier, from Latin denarius.
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- dənî(r)', /dəˈnɪə(r)/, /d@"nI@(r)/ (coin)
- dĕn'ĭə(r), /ˈdɛnɪə(r)/, /"dEnI@(r)/ (unit of fineness of yarn)
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denier (plural deniers)
- An old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou.
- A unit of weight which indicates the fineness of fiber or yarn; that is equal to one gram per 9000 meters. It is especially used to measure or indicate the fineness of hosiery
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denier (plural deniers)
- Person who denies something.
- Holocaust denier (see Wikipedia:Holocaust denial)
- Global warming denier (see Wikipedia:Global warming denial)
- AIDS denier (see Wikipedia:AIDS denial)
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[edit] French
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Old French denier, Latin denarius
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- IPA: /dənje/
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denier m. (plural deniers)
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denier m. (oblique plural deniers, nominative singular deniers, nominative plural denier)
- denier (coin)