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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A white alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, once used to make cheap cutlery etc uncountable

Synonyms

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german silvergerman silverpaktong

Etymology

From Latin albata (“whitened”), the past participle of albāre (“to whiten”), from albus (“white”) + -āre (suffix forming verbs).

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