"sterling silver" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sterling silver (uncountable)
  1. An alloy containing not less than 92.5 percent silver, the remainder usually being copper. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: sterling Translations (silver alloy): sterlingsølv [neuter] (Danish), sterling-hopea (Finnish), argent fin [masculine] (French), Sterlingsilber [neuter] (German), prata de lei (Portuguese), plata esterlina [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sterling_silver-en-noun-BYm0dCnU Categories (other): Alloys, Silver Disambiguation of Alloys: 49 51 Disambiguation of Silver: 94 6 Disambiguation of 'silver alloy': 64 36
  2. Articles made from this alloy collectively. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: sterling Translations (articles made from this alloy collectively): чисто сребро (čisto srebro) [neuter] (Bulgarian), argento sterlina [masculine] (Italian), スターリングシルバー (sutāringu shirubā) (Japanese), 純銀 (jungin) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-sterling_silver-en-noun-MJj2VMSH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Alloys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Alloys: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'articles made from this alloy collectively': 3 97

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