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Word: Auriferous
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from Latin aurifer ‘gold-bearing’ (from aurum ‘gold’) + -ous
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɔːˈrɪf(ə)rəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of rocks or minerals) containing gold
Short Definition:(of rocks or minerals) containing gold
Examples:- not all the quartz veins are auriferous
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