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Word: Almandine
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th cent: from obsolete French, alteration of alamandine, from medieval Latin Alabandina (gemma), ‘jewel from Alabanda’, an ancient city in Asia Minor where these stones were cut. Compare with late Middle English alabaundine
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈalməndiːn
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈalməndʌɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a kind of garnet with a violet tint.
Short Definition:kind of garnet with violet tint
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