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Word: Exergue
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: from French, from medieval Latin exergum, from ex- ‘out’ + Greek ergon ‘work’ (probably as a rendering of French hors d'oeuvre ‘something lying outside the work’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛkˈsəːɡ
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛksəːɡ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a small space or inscription below the principal emblem on a coin or medal, usually on the reverse side.
Short Definition:small space or inscription below principal emblem on coin or medal
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