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   aureate

   /ˈɔːrɪeɪt/

   adjective

   • 1. made of or having the colour of gold: "the aureate dollar"
   • ▪ (of language) highly ornamented or elaborate: "the aureate diction frequently conceals the tritest sentiments"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin aureatus, from Latin aureus ‘golden’, from aurum ‘gold’.

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   What does aureate mean?

   • Did you know? Did you know? Aureate is among several adjectives in English pertaining to gold that derive from the Latin name for the metal, aurum.

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   Where did the word aureate come from?

   • The word is from the Middle English aureat, “golden” or “splendid,” and was probably coined on the basis of the Latin words auratus (“gilded”) and aureus (“golden”). Aureate, a writing style that is affected, pompous, and heavily ornamental, that uses rhetorical flourishes excessively, and that often employs interlarded foreign words and phrases.

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   What does aureation mean?

   • Aureation ("to make golden", from Latin: aureus) is a device in arts of rhetoric that involves the "gilding" (or supposed heightening) of diction in one language by the introduction of terms from another, typically a classical language considered to be more prestigious.

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   What is the difference between auriferous and aureate?

   • While its relatives auriferous and auric are more likely to appear in scientific contexts to describe substances containing or made from gold (or Au, to use its chemical symbol), aureate has tended to have a more literary allure since it was first used in English in the early 15th century.

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   1. : of a golden color or brilliance. aureate light. 2. : marked by grandiloquent and rhetorical style. aureate diction. Did you know? This History of Aureate Is Golden. Aureate is among several adjectives in English pertaining to gold that derive from the Latin name for the metal, aurum.

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   Aureate definition: golden or gilded.. See examples of AUREATE used in a sentence.

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   3 meanings: 1. covered with gold; gilded 2. of a golden colour 3. (of a style of writing or speaking) excessively elaborate or.... Click for more definitions.

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   1. covered with gold; gilded. 2. (Colours) of a golden colour. 3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (of a style of writing or speaking) excessively elaborate or ornate; florid. [C15: from Late Latin aureātus gilded, from Latin aureus golden, from aurum gold] ˈaureately adv. ˈaureateness n.

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   Definition of aureate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definitions of aureate. adjective. elaborately or excessively ornamented. synonyms: flamboyant, florid. fancy. not plain; decorative or ornamented. adjective. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold. “long aureate (or golden) hair”.

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