First Known Use: 1697
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exergue
noun ex·ergue \ˈek-ˌsərg, ˈeg-ˌzərg\
Definition of EXERGUE
: a space on a coin, token, or medal usually on the reverse below the central part of the design
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Origin of EXERGUE
French, from New Latin exergum, from Greek ex out of + ergon work
Rhymes with EXERGUE
Arlberg, Augsburg, Boksburg, Coburg, Flensburg, Freyberg, Galesburg, Ginsberg, Ginsburg, Goldberg, Hamburg, Hapsburg, Herzberg, homburg, iceberg, Lemberg, Limburg, Lynchburg, Marburg, Newburg, Pittsburgh, Romberg, Salzburg, Sandburg, Schoenberg, Spielberg, Sternberg, Strasbourg, Strindberg, svedberg, Tilburg, Vicksburg, Warburg, Weinberg, Wolfsburg, Würzburg
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