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aureate definition

au·re·ate (ô′rē it)

adjective

  1. golden; gilded
  2. splendid or brilliant, often affectedly so

Etymology: ME aureat < LL aureatus < L aureus < aurum, gold: see east

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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