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Word: Opal
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (as opalus): partly via French opale, from Latin opalus, from Greek opallios, probably based on Sanskrit upala ‘precious stone’ (having been first brought from India)
ˈəʊpl
a gemstone consisting of a form of hydrated silica, typically semi-transparent and showing many small points of shifting colour against a pale or dark ground
Short Definition:gemstone consisting of form of hydrated silica
Examples:- a large opal surrounded by small diamonds
- an opal ring
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