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Former part of a lira
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soldo
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n. (context historical English) An Italian coin, formerly one-twentieth of a lira.
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Soldo \Sol"do\, n.; pl. Soldi . [It. See Sou .] A small Italian coin worth a sou or a cent; the twentieth part of a lira.
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Soldo was the name an Italian medieval silver coin, issued for the first time in the late 12th century at Milan by Emperor Henry VI . The name derives from the late Roman coin solidus . It quickly became widespread in Italy where it was coined in Genoa ...
Usage examples of soldo.
Two days later Gilbert participated in a three-way conference call between himself, Korina Soldo, and State Security Investigator Milo Bosic of the Klincica Police Department, the Pec Secretariat, the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Serbia.
The fourteen figures at the foot of the mountain he assigns to Gaudenzio Soldo of Camasco, a pupil of the sculptor Dionigi Bussola.
Professor Soldi eased himself off the ship, climbed down the ledge, and found a shady spot beside the Jeep where he could sit and look at the thing.
He had ceased asking Professor Soldi questions only when the scientist quit supplying answers.
Professor Soldi crawled in and lay on his back, looking up at the hatch, which was about two feet above his head.
After he had been searched, Professor Soldi took a seat on one of the camp stools.
Bill were fixing breakfast on the propane stove while Soldi smoked his pipe and sipped coffee.
Aussie, Sharkey, brought Professor Soldi back to the camp and helped himself to some water.
After he had a long drink, Soldi grunted at Dutch and Bill, then went into the sleeping tent and lay down on one of the cots.
Professor Soldi was correct, the interior of the saucer had known no sound for a hundred and forty thousand years.
Cantrell was sitting in a cafeteria in the international terminal of the Los Angeles airport, killing time and sipping a Coke, when Professor Soldi came on the television set mounted high in the corner of the room.
Professor Soldi was on the third channel she tried, showing still photos of the interior of the saucer that he had taken in the desert.
She made sure her door was locked, then settled in to watch a rerun of an interview with Professor Soldi broadcast by a Melbourne station.
Professor Soldi appeared, talking about the saucer, how it should be in a museum for scientists to study and learn from.
The president instinctively understood that the change Soldi envisioned was revolutionary, the kind that beheaded kings, executed czars, toppled republics.