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< Argentina
argentite >
ar·gen·tine
(är
j
n-t
n
, -t
n
)
KEY
ADJECTIVE:
Relating to or resembling silver; silvery.
NOUN:
Silver.
Any of various silvery metals.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French
argentin
, from Latin
argent
nus
, from
argentum
,
silver
; see
arg-
in Indo-European roots
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