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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κολλυβιστής (kollubistḗs, “money-changer”), from Ancient Greek κόλλυβος (kóllubos, “a small coin”) + -ιστής (-istḗs, “-ist”).
Noun
collybista m (genitive collybistae); first declension (Late Latin, hapax)
- money-changer, banker
Declension
First-declension noun.
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