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English Dictionary: electrum by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
electrum
n
  1. an alloy of gold and silver
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Electron \E*lec"tron\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'h`lektron. See
      {Electric}.]
      Amber; also, the alloy of gold and silver, called {electrum}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Electrum \E*lec"trum\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?]. See {Electric}, and
      cf. {Electre}, {Electron}.]
      1. Amber.
  
      2. An alloy of gold and silver, of an amber color, used by
            the ancients.
  
      3. German-silver plate. See {German silver}, under {German}.
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