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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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"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

Hedge fund strategies with mostly long trades betting equities would rise fared the worst with average returns of negative 2% for the year, the Aurum report said.

From Reuters

Multi-strategy hedge funds did the best, posting a positive 5.9% return so far this year, just ahead of credit hedge funds with a positive 5.6% return, Aurum said.

From Reuters

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

In the center of the line stood Reyna, her metal dogs Aurum and Argentum at her side.

From Literature