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
Eamus ergo et inquiramus eum, offerentes ei munera: aurum, thus, et myrrham.
From Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Miles, Clement A.
My dear brethren' 'Beatus ille qui post aurum non abiit'.
From The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned by Macfarlane, J.
Here he quoted some Latin about "aurum per medios ire satellites," which I smilingly made as if I understood, and did indeed gather from it that John had bribed the porter to admit us.
From The Lost Stradivarius by Falkner, John Meade
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