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noun

sembella

gen. sembellae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
contr. from semi and libella
a half •
a half-libella (a coin): sembella quod libellae dimidium, quod semis assis, Varr. L. L. 5, § 174 Müll.: eandem rationem habere assem ad semissem, quam habet in argento libella ad sembellam, id. ib. 10, § 38 ib.
Perseus ID: n43411 Key: sembella