aurum
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of aurum
1490–1500; < Latin: gold
Example Sentences
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A Unique Approach to Social Play Knightly Adventure encourages social play by rewarding players with experience and aurum for helping out friends.
From Forbes ● Nov. 9, 2012
These can all be upgraded and used to produce various goods which can be sold for aurum.
From Forbes ● Nov. 9, 2012
Yet oppression by officials who traversed Greece from time to time and demanded lavish entertainments and presentations in the guise of viaticum or aurum coronarium was not unknown.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
Thus, aurum denotes the same idea in Latin, and or in French.
From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Samuel Kirkham
The homoeopathists use aurum as a medicine, but they do not give it in large doses enough; if you can dose your young friend with this pretty freely you will soon bring him round.
From The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler
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