argent
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Argent
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English argentum < Latin: silver, money
1400–50; late Middle English argentum < Latin: silver, money
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| —n | |
| a. an archaic or poetic word for silver | |
| b. (as adjective; often postpositive, esp in heraldry): a bend argent | |
| [C15: from Old French, from Latin] | |
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Word Origin & History
argent
late 15c., "quicksilver," from M.Fr. argent, from O.Fr. (11c.), from L. argentum "silver, white money," from PIE *arg-ent- (cf. Avestan erezata-, O.Pers. ardata-, Armenian arcat, O.Ir. argat, Breton arc'hant "silver"), from base *arg- "to shine, white," thus "the shining or white metal, silver" (cf.
Gk. argos "white," arguron "silver;" Skt. arjuna- "white, shining," rajata- "silver," Hittite harki- "white").
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Argent also greatly overstates the differences between human and animal drug regulation.
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