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AUROUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aurous mean? 

AUROUS (adjective)
  The adjective AUROUS has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or containing or derived from goldplay

  Familiarity information: AUROUS used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AUROUS (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or containing or derived from gold

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

auric; aurous

Pertainym:

gold (a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia)


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