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词汇 stater
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Definition of stater in English:

stater

noun ˈsteɪtəˈsteɪdər
  • An ancient Greek gold or silver coin.

    〈史〉(古希腊的)金(或银)币

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They were largely imitations of Gaulish coins, themselves imitations of Greek staters.
    • The 4th-century BC staters of Phillip II and Alexander III of Macedon provided the prototypes for coins in Europe which developed their own sequence based on the use of Celtic arts and local designs.
    • Arriving in Athens, the son of Sopaeus was introduced to the banker Pasion, with whom he deposited his money, as much as 1,000 gold staters.

Origin

Via late Latin from Greek statēr, from a base meaning 'weigh'.

Rhymes

cater, crater, creator, curator, data, debater, delator, dumbwaiter, equator, fascinator, freighter, frustrater, gaiter, grater, gyrator, hater, later, legator, mater, negator, pater, peseta, plater, rotator, skater, slater, tater, traitor, ultimata, understater, upstater, waiter

Definition of stater in US English:

stater

nounˈstādərˈsteɪdər
  • An ancient Greek gold or silver coin.

    〈史〉(古希腊的)金(或银)币

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The 4th-century BC staters of Phillip II and Alexander III of Macedon provided the prototypes for coins in Europe which developed their own sequence based on the use of Celtic arts and local designs.
    • They were largely imitations of Gaulish coins, themselves imitations of Greek staters.
    • Arriving in Athens, the son of Sopaeus was introduced to the banker Pasion, with whom he deposited his money, as much as 1,000 gold staters.

Origin

Via late Latin from Greek statēr, from a base meaning ‘weigh’.

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