RUPIA

Etymology 1

Noun

rupia (plural rupias)

(pathology) An ulcer due to syphilis.

Etymology 2

Noun

rupia (plural rupias)

(historical) The former currencies of Italian Somaliland and Portuguese India.

Source: Wiktionary


Ru"pi*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. G. (Med.)

Definition: An eruption upon the skin, consisting of vesicles with inflamed base and filled with serous, purulent, or bloody fluid, which dries up, forming a blackish crust.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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RIGHT

(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”


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