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/ay ee"nee euhs/, adj.bronze-colored: an aeneous beetle. Also, aëneous.[1805-15; < L aeneus, equiv. to aen(us) of bronze (ae(s) bronze + -n- adj. suffix) + -eus -EOUS]
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ayes- — A metal, copper or bronze. aeneous, era, from Latin aes, bronze, money. [Pokorny ai̯os 15.] * * * … Universalium
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aen — abbreviation Etymology: Latin aeneus, aenus more at aeneous of copper or bronze … Useful english dictionary
