DIDRACHM Definition & Meaning

didrachm

[ dahy-dram ]

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noun

a silver coin of ancient Greece equal to two drachmas.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of didrachm¹

1540–50; < Late Latin �徱��峦�󳾴ǲ� < Greek ��í��󳾴ǲ� worth two drachms. See di- ¹, drachma

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From St Peter's answering without hesitation that his master would pay the didrachm, it is clear that there was no difficulty about producing the small sum.

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