auriferous

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auriferous

/ɔːˈɹɪfəɹəs/ UK

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From Latin aurifer (“gold-bearing”) + the English suffix -ous. The Latin term in turn derived from aurum (“gold”) + ferō (“to carry”).

adjective more auriferous · most auriferous

Containing or producing gold; gold-bearing. Rocks rich in gems, and mountains big with mines, / That on the high equator ridgy riſe, / Whence many a burſting ſtream auriferous plays: [...]

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adj containing gold

Español	aurífero
Português	aurífero
Français	aurifère
Deutsch	goldhaltig
Italiano	aurifero

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@misc{auriferous_2026,
  title = {auriferous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/auriferous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}