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ar·gen·tine  audio  (ärjn-tn, -tn) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
Relating to or resembling silver; silvery.
NOUN:
  1. Silver.
  2. Any of various silvery metals.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French argentin, from Latin argentnus, from argentum, silver; see arg- in Indo-European roots


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