| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| auriferous |
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| SYLLABICATION: | au·rif·er·ous |
| PRONUNCIATION: | ô-r f r- s |
| ADJECTIVE: | Containing gold; gold-bearing. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin aurifer, gold-bearing : aurum, gold + -fer, -fer.
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