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metallurgy

/mɪˈtæl.ə.d͡ʒi/ noun

In Latin: metallurgia Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about metallurgy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The science and technology of metals.

Origin

From French métallurgie, from Ancient Greek μεταλλουργός (metallourgós, “miner”).

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