denier

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[edit] Etymology 1

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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[edit] Noun

Singular
denier

Plural
deniers

denier (plural deniers)

  1. An old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou.
  2. 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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[edit] Etymology 2

From deny + -er.

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[edit] Noun

Singular
denier

Plural
deniers

denier (plural deniers)

  1. 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

[edit] Etymology

Old French denier, Latin denarius

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  • IPA: /dənje/

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denier m. (plural deniers)

  1. dernier (coin)
  2. dernier (unit of weight)

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[edit] Old French

[edit] Etymology

Latin denarius.

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denier m. (oblique plural deniers, nominative singular deniers, nominative plural denier)

  1. denier (coin)