"electrum" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪˈlɛktɹəm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-electrum.wav Forms: electrums [plural]
Etymology: From Latin electrum, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|electrum}} Latin electrum, {{uder|en|grc|ἤλεκτρον}} Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} electrum (countable and uncountable, plural electrums)
  1. (obsolete) Amber. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-electrum-en-noun-xFdcWjH~
  2. An alloy of gold and silver, used by the ancients; now specifically a natural alloy with between 20 and 50 per cent silver. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: green gold Translations (alloy of gold and silver): إلكتروم [masculine] (Arabic), електрон (elektron) [masculine] (Bulgarian), electre [masculine] (Catalan), 琥珀金 (Chinese Mandarin), elektrum [neuter] (Czech), S40-m-nbw:N33A (ḏꜥm) (Egyptian), elektrum (Finnish), électrum [masculine] (French), Elektron [neuter] (German), ήλεκτρο (ílektro) [neuter] (Greek), 호박금 (hobakgeum) (Korean), 엘렉트럼 (ellekteureom) (Korean), electro [masculine] (Spanish), elektrum (Swedish), elektron [common-gender] (Swedish), elektrum (Turkish), еле́ктрум (eléktrum) [masculine] (Ukrainian), electrum (Vietnamese), electrwm (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-electrum-en-noun-6c5-1rMY Disambiguation of 'alloy of gold and silver': 0 63 36
  3. German silver plate. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Alloys, Gold, Silver
    Sense id: en-electrum-en-noun-gWcnmKnG Disambiguation of Alloys: 3 23 74 Disambiguation of Gold: 2 20 78 Disambiguation of Silver: 2 20 78 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Egyptian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 10 88 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 5 16 79 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 9 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 5 66 2 6 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 4 73 1 4 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 13 10 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 11 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 18 9 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 11 13 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Egyptian translations: 11 11 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 11 82 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 11 86 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 2 6 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 3 13 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 13 10 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 6 14 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 8 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 13 9 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 13 9 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 13 10 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 13 10 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 3 10 87

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "alloy of gold and silver",
      "word": "elektrum"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "alloy of gold and silver",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "elektron"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "alloy of gold and silver",
      "word": "elektrum"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "eléktrum",
      "sense": "alloy of gold and silver",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "еле́ктрум"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "alloy of gold and silver",
      "word": "electrum"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "alloy of gold and silver",
      "word": "electrwm"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "electrum"
  ],
  "word": "electrum"
}

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