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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary au·rif·er·ous ETYMOLOGY Latin aurifer, from aurum + -fer -ferous DATE 1655 : containing gold English Etymology auriferous "containing gold," 1727, from L. aurifer, from auri-, comb. form of aurum "gold" (see aureate) + -fer "producing" (see infer). Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged au·rif·er·ous \(ˈ)ȯ|rifərəs\ adjective Etymology: Latin aurifer, from auri- auri- (I) + -fer -ferous : gold-bearing — used of gravels and rocks < auriferous quartz veins > |
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