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denis

Phoneticsde·nis

/ˈdɛnɪs/

Definitions

01a man's name

B2

n. a name for a man, often used in Britain and Ireland.

n. a male given name of Ancient Greek origin, appearing as a variant spelling of Dennis.

“My friend Denis is coming over for dinner tonight.”

“The spelling Denis, while less common in North America than Dennis, remains a standard variant in many British and Irish records.”

British English

Synonyms

02currency unit

C2

n. the plural form of a small unit of money in North Macedonia.

n. the plural form of the deni, which is a subunit of the Macedonian denar.

“The price was listed in denars and denis.”

“Although the deni is rarely used in physical transactions today due to inflation, financial records may still account for amounts in denis.”

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