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1.nounA monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver.
2.nounA unit of weight of varying value used in the ancient Middle East, especially Babylonia, Mesopotamia and Egypt; also an ancient Greek measure of weight equivalent to 1/60th of a talent.
3.nounOne of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.