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| em·er·ald [ émmərəld, émmrəld ] |
noun (plural em·er·alds) |
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green gemstone: a precious stone that is a form of beryl colored green by chromium. Use: gems.
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adjective,
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colors Same as emerald green
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| [13th century. Directly or via French émeraude< medieval Latin esmeraldus, alteration of Latin smaragdus, via Greek smaragdos "green gem" < Semitic, "to shine"] |
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