STERLING SILVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sterling silver mean? 

• STERLING SILVER (noun)
  The noun STERLING SILVER has 1 sense:

1. a silver alloy with no more than 7.5% copper

  Familiarity information: STERLING SILVER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STERLING SILVER (noun)

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Meaning:

A silver alloy with no more than 7.5% copper

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Nouns denoting substances

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)