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Definition of agate noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

agate

noun
 
/ˈæɡət/
 
/ˈæɡət/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. a hard stone with bands or areas of colour, used in jewellery
    Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French, via Latin from Greek akhatēs.
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