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Webster 1913 Edition


Argentine

Ar′gen-tine

(?; in the 2d sense, commonly ?)
,
Adj.
1.
Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding like, silver; silvery.
Celestial Dian, goddess
argentine
.
Shakespeare
2.
Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South America.

Ar′gen-tine

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
argentin
, fr. L.
argentum
silver.]
1.
(Min.)
A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
2.
White metal coated with silver.
Simmonds.
3.
(Zool.)
A fish of Europe (
Maurolicus Pennantii
) with silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes of the genus
Argentina
.
4.
A citizen of the Argentine Republic; an Argentinian.

Definition 2024


Argentine

Argentine

See also: argentine

English

Adjective

Argentine (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Argentina.
    • 2011 October 1, Saj Chowdhury, “Wolverhampton 1 - 2 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport:
      Argentine midfielder Jonas Gutierrez added a superb second when he surged past four challenges to fire in low.

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Argentine (plural Argentines)

  1. A citizen or descendant abroad of Argentina.

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the Argentine

  1. (archaic) Argentina.

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Proper noun

Argentine

  1. Argentina

Noun

Argentine f (plural Argentines)

  1. feminine equivalent of Argentin

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argentine

argentine

See also: Argentine

English

Adjective

argentine (comparative more argentine, superlative most argentine)

  1. Containing or resembling silver.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Shakespeare
      Celestial Dian, goddess argentine.

Noun

argentine (plural argentines)

  1. Any osmeriform fish of the genus Argentina, especially the European argentine, Argentina sphyraena.
  2. (mineralogy) A siliceous variety of calcite, or lime carbonate, having a silvery-white, pearly lustre, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
  3. white metal coated with silver
    • (Can we find and add a quotation of Simmonds to this entry?)

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French

Adjective

argentine

  1. feminine singular of argentin

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Italian

Adjective

argentine

  1. feminine plural of argentino

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argentine f

  1. plural of argentina

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Latin

Adjective

argentine

  1. vocative masculine singular of argentinus