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rupee(dictionary)
rupee(dictionary)
Sri Lankan Rupee(finance)
RUPEE, comm(law)
Seychelles Rupee(finance)
Pakistani Rupee(finance)
Nepalese Rupee(finance)
Mauritian Rupee(finance)
Indian Rupee(finance)

pyrope (medicine) and rupee (iou)


pyrope (medicine)


pyrope
<chemical> A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red colour, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gem. See the Note under Garnet.

Origin: L. Pyropus a kind of red bronze, fr. Gr.; fire + the eye, face: cf. F. Pyrope.

Source: Websters Dictionary


rupee (iou)



rupee noun. [ru:'pi:] E17.
[Hindi rupiya, rup- from Sanskrit rupya wrought silver.]
The basic monetary unit of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, and the Seychelles, equal to 100 paise in India, 100 paisa in Pakistan and Nepal, and 100 cents in Sri Lanka, Mauritius, and the Seychelles.
sicca rupee: see SICCA noun1.