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aur

Pronunciation: /ˈa.ur/

“aur” is a Romanian word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. gold

In Romanian

  1. (chim.) element chimic, metal prețios, de culoare galbenă, strălucitoare, foarte maleabil și ductil, folosit pentru a fabrica obiecte de podoabă, de artă, monede (servind din această cauză și ca etalon al valorii), cu numărul atomic 79 și simbolul Au.
  2. (defectiv de plural) mineral care conține aur.
  3. (p.ext.) bani, avere, bogăție; (fig.) belșug.
  4. (fig.) lucru valoros, prețios.

Etymology

Inherited from Latin aurum, from Proto-Italic *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”), from *h₂ews- (“to dawn, become light, become red”).

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