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guinea

/ˈɡɪni/noun

उच्चारण गिनी

गिनी (पुराना ब्रिटिश सोने का सिक्का या मुद्रा-इकाई)

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  1. 1

    [C]

    an old British gold coin, or a unit of money worth one pound and five pence (£1.05), still used in some areas such as horse racing

    गिनी (पुराना ब्रिटिश सोने का सिक्का या मुद्रा-इकाई)

    • The horse was sold for five thousand guineas.
    • In the eighteenth century a guinea was a large sum of money.
Idioms 1

guinea pig

a small animal with short ears and no tail, often kept as a pet; a person or thing used in an experiment

गिनी पिग; (प्रयोग के लिए इस्तेमाल किया गया) व्यक्ति या चीज़

  • The children kept two guinea pigs in the garden.
  • The students were used as guinea pigs for the new teaching method.
§Grammar and usage

To be a guinea pig means to be used as the subject of an experiment.

Guinea pig होने का अर्थ है किसी प्रयोग के लिए इस्तेमाल किया जाना।