| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. The small space beneath the base line of a subject engraved on a coin or medal. It usually contains the date, place, engraver's name, etc., or other subsidiary matter.[Websters]. | |
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Date "EXERGUE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Exergue \Ex*ergue"\, noun. [French expression, from the Greek expression out work; literally, out work, i. e., accessory work. See Work.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: EXERGUE
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] A little space around or without the figures of a medal, left for the inscription, cipher, device, date, &c.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Noun] In numismatics, a space beneath the main design on a coin for the insertion of the date. (references) | ||
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