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May 26, 2012
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de•ni•er



Pronunciation: (di-nī'ur), [key]
—n.
a person who denies.

de•nier



Pronunciation: (du-nēr' or, esp. for 1, den'yur; Fr. du-nyā'), [key]
—n.
1. a unit of weight indicating the fineness of fiber filaments and yarns, both silk and synthetic, and equal to a yarn weighing one gram per each 9000 meters: used esp. in indicating the fineness of women's hosiery.
2. any of various coins issued in French-speaking regions, esp. a coin of France, originally of silver but later of copper, introduced in the 8th century and continued until 1794.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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