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| ci·trine [ si trn ] |
noun (plural ci·trines) |
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1. minerals yellow quartz: a brownish yellow semiprecious stone that is a variety of quartz. Use: gems.
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2. colors greenish yellow color: a greenish yellow color, like that of a lemon
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colors greenish-yellow: of the color citrine
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| [Late 16th century. Via French citrin(e) "lemon colored" < medieval Latin citrinus< Latin citrus "citrus tree"] |
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