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aureus
[ awr-ee-uhs ]
noun
, plural au·re·i [awr, -ee-ahy].
- a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Rome, from Caesar to Constantine I.
aureus
/ ˈɔːrɪəs /
noun
- a gold coin of the Roman Empire
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Word History and Origins
Origin of aureus1
1600–10; < Latin: literally, golden
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Word History and Origins
Origin of aureus1
Latin: golden; see aureate
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Example Sentences
This tribute is three, or two, or one aureus, or for a meaner person thirteen deniers.
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From the softened parts Mr. Somerville Hastings succeeded in obtaining staphylococcus pyogenes aureus in pure culture.
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The immediate exciting cause is the entrance into the follicle of a microbe, the staphylococcus pyogenes aureus.
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Auripes is from aureus, yellow or golden; pes, foot; so called from its yellow stem.
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When grown in artificial media, the colonies assume an orange-yellow colour—hence the name aureus.
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