English Explanatory Dictionary

auriferous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Containing or producing gold; gold-bearing.

Pronunciation

/ɔːˈɹɪfəɹəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-auriferous.wav

Word forms

auriferous more auriferous most auriferous

Etymology

From Latin aurifer (“gold-bearing”) + the English suffix -ous. The Latin term in turn derived from aurum (“gold”) + ferō (“to carry”).

Related words

-ferous

Derived words

auriferously auriferousness non-auriferous
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