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Word of the Day 12/04/16 Auriferous

Auriferous (adjective)
auriferous [aw-rif-er-uh s]

adjective
1. yielding or containing gold.

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Origin: 1720-30; < Latin aurifer gold-bearing (see auri-, -fer) + -ous

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