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aurum

American  
[awr-uhm] / ˈɔr əm /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. gold. Au


aurum British  
/ ˈɔːrəm /

noun

  1. obsolete gold

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of aurum

1490–1500; < Latin: gold

Example Sentences

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The research team analyzed data from primary care records in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Aurum, which were linked to hospital and mortality data between January 2007 and March 2021.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

"People who've moved from India expect this from us," says Anupam Bhatia, owner of Aurum and Broadway Masala in the San Francisco Bay Area.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023

These include a so-called troll factory for social media manipulation, Prigozhin’s original Concord catering firm, Aurum Productions and the Paritet Film studio, and even a car wash.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2023

Gold bars and coins are stacked in the safe deposit boxes room of the Pro Aurum gold house in Munich, Germany, August 14, 2019.

From Reuters • Dec. 20, 2021

While Hedge rummaged behind the bar, Reyna whistled for Aurum and Argentum.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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