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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

aurous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɔːɹəs/

Etymology

From auro- + -ous.

Meanings

  1. Relating to gold.
    • "It's gold." "It is golden." "It's definitely gold!" That golden color was where it all began. The aurous contents of that box marked the start of a golden time. "That's... my gift to you." 2017, SAGA PLANETS, Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche:
  2. Containing gold.
  3. Containing univalent gold.

Forms

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more aurous Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most aurous Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

aurous oxide · aurous iodide · sodioaurous

Relateds

auric

Translations (3)

pl złoty (Relating to gold.) · bg златен (Relating to gold.) · fi kulta- (Relating to gold.)