argentine

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English argentyne, borrowed from Old French argentin (silvery), from Latin argentum (silver), equivalent to argent +‎ -ine.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ).d͡ʒənˌtiːn/, /ˈɑː(ɹ).d͡ʒənˌtaɪn/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

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argentine (comparative more argentine, superlative most argentine)

  1. Containing or resembling silver.
    Synonym: silvern

Noun

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argentine (countable and uncountable, plural argentines)

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  1. Any osmeriform fish of the genus Argentina, especially a European argentine (Argentina sphyraena).
  2. (mineralogy) A siliceous variety of calcite, or lime carbonate, having a silvery-white, pearly lustre, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
  3. White metal coated with silver.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ 1858, Peter Lund Simmonds, The Dictionary of Trade Products

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French

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Adjective

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argentine

  1. feminine singular of argentin

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Italian

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Adjective

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argentine

  1. feminine plural of argentino

Noun

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argentine f

  1. plural of argentina

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Latin

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argentīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of argentīnus

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aɾxenˈtine/ [aɾ.xẽn̪ˈt̪i.ne]
  • Rhymes: -ine
  • Syllabification: ar‧gen‧ti‧ne

Noun

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argentine gender-neutral (plural argentines, feminine argentina, feminine plural argentinas, masculine argentino, masculine plural argentinos)

  1. (gender-neutral, neologism) Argentinian (person)
    • 2019, Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales, Derechos humanos en la Argentina: Informe 2019, Siglo XXI Editores, →ISBN:
      Alrededor de sesenta argentines y extranjeres fueron desacreditades.
      About sixty Argentinians and foreigners were discredited.