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Meaning of aurum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
[ˈau̯.rũː]

Definitions

  1. gold (as mineral or metal)
  2. gold (colour)
  3. any object made of gold, such as a gold coin or a gold ring
  4. lustre
  5. a Golden Age

Equivalents

Bosanski glanc
English gold Lustre
Suomi kiilto
Français lustré lustre lustre lustrer
עברית הבריק
Hrvatski glanc
Italiano lustre
日本語
한국어
Polski glanc glans połysk przepych
Português lustre
Српски glanc
Українська люстра

Examples

“Cui pharetrā ex aurō, crīnēs nōdantur in aurum, aurea purpuream subnectit fībula vestem. [Dido appears,] with her gold quiver, her tresses knotted into a gold [clasp], [and] a gold buckle fastens her purple gown. (See also: aurea. Cf. 4.134: Dido’s horse likewise is ornamented “aurō”.)”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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