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lepton
1
(lep¦ton)
Pronunciation:
/ˈlɛptɒn/
noun
(
plural
lepta
/-tə/
)
a former monetary unit of Greece used only in calculations, worth one hundredth of a drachma.
Origin:
from Greek
lepton
, neuter of
leptos
'small'
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