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aur-

UK/ɔːɹ/

aur- prefix: gold.

Prefix (1)

aur-

  1. gold

Prefix (2)

aur-

  1. ear
    Synonyms:
    ot-

Synonyms of aur-

Forms of aur-

alternative formauri-
alternative formauro-

Origin of aur-

First productive in the 1575 coinage auripotent: representing aur-, the stem of the Latin aurum (“gold”).

First productive in the 1678 coinage aurist: representing aur-, the stem of the Latin auris (“ear”).

Words formed from aur-

Questions about aur-

What does aur- mean?
Aur- means gold.
What part of speech is aur-?
Aur- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce aur-?
Aur- is pronounced /ɔːɹ/ (UK).

Words near aur- in the dictionary

  1. AUPE
  2. Auphanim
  3. Auphanims
  4. AUPs
  5. AUR
  6. aur-
  7. aura
  8. aura farm
  9. aura farmed
  10. aura farmer
  11. aura farmers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: aur- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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