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Definition of: franc
(frangk) noun
1. A French coin, originally silver and once valued at about 19 1/2 cents: equivalent to 100 centimes: the monetary unit of France.
2. The corresponding monetary unit of Belgium, Switzerland, etc.
3. A French gold piece, first coined in 1360; also, a silver piece, first coined in 1575. [<OF Franc(orum rex) king of the Franks, the motto on the first of these coins]
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