| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| argentine |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ar·gen·tine |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  är j n-t n , -t n |
| ADJECTIVE: | Relating to or resembling silver; silvery. | | NOUN: | 1. Silver. 2. Any of various silvery metals. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old French argentin, from Latin argentnus, from argentum, silver. See arg- in Appendix I.
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