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   au·re·ate

   /ˈôrēət/

   adjective

   • 1. denoting, made of, or having the color 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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