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Main Entry:: ¹gold
Pronunciation:: \ˈgōld\
Function:: noun
Usage:: often attributive
Etymology:: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German gold gold, Old English geolu yellow — more at yellow
Date:: before 12th century

1: a yellow malleable ductile metallic element that occurs chiefly free or in a few minerals and is used especially in coins, jewelry, and dentures — see element table2 a (1): gold coins (2): a gold piece b: money c: gold standard 13: a variable color averaging deep yellow4: something resembling gold; especially : something valued as the finest of its kind <a heart of gold>5: a medal awarded as the first prize in a competition : a gold medal

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