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argentum

American  
[ahr-jen-tuhm] / ɑrˈdʒɛn təm /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. silver. Ag


argentum British  
/ ɑːˈdʒɛntəm /

noun

  1. an obsolete name for silver

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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

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 Magazine Archive

Et habetur ante templum aquæ lacus, velut seruatorium piscium, in quo proijcit populus largissimè suas oblationes, argentum, aurum, gemmas, cyphos, et similia, quibus ministri certis temporibus exhibentes prouident Ecclesiæ, ac simulachro, ac sibi ipsis abundantèr.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I by Hakluyt, Richard

Aes alienum, Ante audita, Apud agrum, Aurum argentum.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Separat argentum, lucri studiosus, ab �re, Seruatis, linquens deteriora, bonis.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius