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Aureate

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au⋅re⋅ate

  [awr-ee-it, -eyt]
–adjective
1. golden or gilded.
2. brilliant; splendid.
3. characterized by an ornate style of writing or speaking.
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Origin:
1400–50; late ME aureat < LL aureātus decorated with gold, equiv. to L aure(us) golden, of gold (aur(um) gold + -eus adj. suffix) + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
au⋅re⋅ate⋅ly, adverb
au⋅re⋅ate⋅ness, noun
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au·re·ate   (ôr'ē-ĭt)   
adj.  

  1. Of a golden color; gilded.

  2. Inflated and pompous in style.


[Middle English aureat, from Late Latin aureātus, from aureus, golden, from aurum, gold.]
au're·ate·ly adv., au're·ate·ness n.
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