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argentine

/ˈɑː(ɹ).dʒənˌtaɪn/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Any osmeriform fish of the genus Argentina, especially the European argentine, Argentina sphyraena.
  2. A siliceous variety of calcite, or lime carbonate, having a silvery-white, pearly lustre, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
  3. White metal coated with silver
  4. Containing or resembling silver.

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Sources

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