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é

1

[ ey-kyoo; French ey-ky ]

noun

plural és
  1. the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
  2. any of various gold and silver coins of France, issued from the 13th through the 18th centuries, bearing the figure of a shield.


ECU

2

[ ey-kooor, sometimes, ee-see-yoo ]

noun

  1. a former money of account of the European Common Market that was used in international finance until the euro was adopted and was based on the combined prorated values of the currencies of member nations.

E.C.U.

3

abbreviation for

  1. English Church Union.

ECU

1

/ ˈiːˈsiːˈjuː; ˈeɪkjuː /

acronym for

  1. European Currency Unit: a former unit of currency based on the composite value of several different currencies in the European Union and functioning as both the reserve asset and the accounting unit of the European Monetary System; replaced by the euro in 1999
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

é

2

/ eɪˈkjuː; eky /

noun

  1. any of various former French gold or silver coins
  2. a small shield
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of é1

1695–1705; < French; Old French escu < Latin ūٳܳ shield

Origin of é2

E(uropean) C(urrency) U(nit), perhaps with play on é ( def )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of é1

C18: from Old French escu, from Latin ūٳܳ shield
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Scottish Borders Council says that all parties have their opportunity to comment directly on applications which either go before them, if below 50MW, or to the ECU.

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"The comparison was made based solely on GenX because it was the only one of the detected PFEAs for which toxicity information was available," says Pingping Meng, assistant professor of chemistry at ECU and lead author of this study.

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ECU criminology researchers Dr Suz Rock and Associate Professor Natalie Gately have published the first Australian study to evaluate the impact of introducing a justice facility dog to a Children's Court.

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Guide Dogs WA CEO Anna Presser said ECU's positive research provides confirmation of the profound difference specialist dogs make.

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ECU: The Pirates refused to say who would start at quarterback and they may not know who will take the first snap next week because both struggled.

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