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STERLING SILVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A silver alloy with no more than 7.5% copper
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sterling silver" is a kind of...):
alloy; metal (a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten)
Meronyms (substance of "sterling silver"):
Ag; atomic number 47; silver (a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography)
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