| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ar·gent |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  är j nt |
| NOUN: | 1. Heraldry The metal silver, represented by the color white. 2. Archaic Silver or something resembling it. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old French, from Latin argentum, silver. See arg- in Appendix I.
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