Examples of auric in a Sentence
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What interests Gaghan, by contrast, is the mere idea of gold: the madness that infects both markets and men whenever the auric stink is in the air.
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Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2017
Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2017
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Latin aurum
First Known Use
1799, in the meaning defined above
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“Auric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auric. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
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auric
adjective
au·ric
ˈȯr-ik 
: of, relating to, or derived from gold
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