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Argentine
Pronunciation : Ar"gen*tine (; in the 2d sense
Part of Speech : commonly )
Definition : 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding like, silver; silvery. Celestial Dian, goddess argentine. Shak.
2. Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South America.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ar"gen*tine
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. argentin, fr. L. argentum silver.]
Definition : 1. (Min.)
Defn: A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
2. White metal coated with silver. Simmonds.
3. (Zo?l.)
Defn: A fish of Europe (Maurolicus Pennantii) with silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes of the genus Argentina.
4. A citizen of the Argentine Republic.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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