auriferous

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Hypernyms 1.2.3 Related terms 1.2.4 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin aurifer (“‘gold-bearing’”) + the English suffix -ous. The Latin term in turn derived from aurum (“‘gold’”) + ferō (“‘I carry’”).

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auriferous (comparative more auriferous, superlative most auriferous)

1. Containing or producing gold; gold-bearing

[edit] Synonyms

• gold-bearing

[edit] Hypernyms

• metalliferous

[edit] Related terms

• -ferous

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