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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

aur- en · X · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • ôr (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɔːɹ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

First productive in the 1575 coinage auripotent: representing aur-, the stem of the Latin aurum (“gold”).

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) gold

Forms

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auri- alternative lexicographic
auro- alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

auripotent · aurific · aurify

aur- en · X · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • ôr (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɔːɹ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

First productive in the 1678 coinage aurist: representing aur-, the stem of the Latin auris (“ear”).

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) ear

Forms

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auro- alternative lexicographic
auri- alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

aurist · auriscopy · aurilave · auriform · auriscope

Relateds

auriculo-

Synonyms

ot- (ear)