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Origin of silver
First recorded before 900; Middle English (noun and adjective) silver(e), selver(e), selfer, Old English siolfor (originally a noun); cognate with German Silber, Old Norse silfr, Gothic silubr, akin to Serbo-Croatian srèbro, Russian serebró, Lithuanian sidãbras
OTHER WORDS FROM silver
Words nearby silver
Silvadine, silvan, Silvana, Silvanus, Silvassa, silver, silver age, silverback, silver bass, silver beet, silver bell
Other definitions for silver (2 of 2)
Silver
[ sil-ver ]
/ ˈsɪl vər /
noun
Ab·ba Hillel [ab-uh], /ˈæb ə/, 1893–1963, U.S. rabbi, born in Lithuania.
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How to use silver in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for silver
silver
/ (ˈsɪlvə) /
noun
adjective
well-articulatedsilver speech
(prenominal) denoting the 25th in a series, esp an annual seriesa silver wedding anniversary
verb
Derived forms of silver
silverer, nounsilvering, nounWord Origin for silver
Old English siolfor; related to Old Norse silfr, Gothic silubr, Old High German silabar, Old Slavonic sirebro
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Scientific definitions for silver
silver
[ sĭl′vər ]
Ag
A soft, shiny, white metallic element that is found in many ores, especially together with copper, lead, and zinc. It conducts heat and electricity better than any other metal. Silver is used in photography and in making electrical circuits and conductors. Atomic number 47; atomic weight 107.868; melting point 960.8°C; boiling point 2,212°C; specific gravity 10.50; valence 1, 2. See also sterling silver. See Periodic Table. See Note at element.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with silver
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