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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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money coin, cash, esp. in ref. to its purchasing power XIII; particular coin or coinage XV. ME.
monei(e),
mone — OF.
moneie (mod.
monnaie change):- L.
monēta mint (in Rome), money, orig. epithet of Juno, in whose temple the mint was housed.
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moneyer † money-changer XIII; coiner, minter XV; † banker, capitalist XVIII. — OF.
mon(n)ier,
-oier (mod.
monnayeur):- late L.
monētārius minter.
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Muhammad Yunus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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zadruga
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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William Carlos Williams
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Markus Johannes Wolf
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Thomas Wolsey
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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