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guinea Definition


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guinea
noun guineas
    1. An obsolete British gold coin worth 21 shillings (£1.05).
    2. Its value, still used as a monetary unit in some professions, especially horse-racing.
Etymology: 17c, meaning a coin worth 20 shillings: named after Guinea, W Africa, where the gold for the coin was originally mined.



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