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Word: Alabaster
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin alabaster, alabastrum, from Greek alabastos, alabastros
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈaləbɑːstə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a translucent form of gypsum or calcite, typically white, often carved into ornaments.
Short Definition:translucent form of gypsum or calcite
Word: Alabaster
Speech Type: Adjective
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈaləbɑːstə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
made of alabaster
Short Definition:made of alabaster
Examples:- the gilded alabaster tomb of Sir Anthony Browne
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