aureus

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noun

A gold coin, minted in the Roman Empire from approximately 100 B.C.E. to 309 C.E., equal to 25 denarii.

OriginLatin aureus →
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Meanings

nounaureus (plural aurei or aureuses or (nonstandard) aureii)

plural aurei · plural aureuses · nonstandard plural aureii

  1. historicalA gold coin, minted in the Roman Empire from approximately 100 B.C.E. to 309 C.E., equal to 25 denarii.

Origin

  1. Latinaureus“golden; gold coin equivalent to 25 denarii”
  2. Englishaureus

From Latin aureus (“golden; gold coin equivalent to 25 denarii”), noun use of adjective, from aurum (“gold”). Doublet of eyrir, öre, øre, and oyra.

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Translations

Catalan auri
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Esperanto aŭreo
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French aureus
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Italian aureo
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Polish aureus
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Portuguese áureo
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Spanish áureo
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

uraeus
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APA

aureus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aureus

MLA

“aureus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aureus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aureus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aureus.

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