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electrum

noun
/ɪˈlɛktɹəm/

Etymology

From Latin ēlectrum, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron).

  1. borrowed from electrum

Definitions

  1. Amber.

  2. An alloy of gold and silver, used by the ancients

    An alloy of gold and silver, used by the ancients; now specifically a natural alloy with between 20 and 50 per cent silver.

    • A natural alloy containing more than 20 per cent silver is called electrum, and was regarded by the ancients as a different metal from gold.

  3. German silver plate.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at electrum. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at electrum. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at electrum

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA