argentum
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of argentum
From Latin
Example Sentences
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A soldier’s pay—consisting in part of salt—came to be known as solarium argentum, from which we derive the word salary.
From Time ● Jul. 21, 2015
By "hoc verbum" he probably alludes to the expression, "reddite argentum," "down with the money."
From The Captiva and the Mostellaria by Riley, Henry T. (Henry Thomas)
For instance: argentum vivum will dissipate aurum; and aqua fortis will consume silver as will a starving cow barley.
From Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale by J?kai, M?r
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