emerald
noun/ˈemərəld/
/ˈemərəld/
- [countable, uncountable] a bright green precious stone
- an emerald ring
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- (also emerald green)[uncountable] a bright green colourMore Like This Colour compoundsColour compoundsTopics Colours and Shapesc2
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French e(s)meraud, ultimately via Latin from Greek (s)maragdos, via Prakrit (an ancient Indian language) from Semitic (compare with Hebrew bāreqet̲, from bāraq ‘flash, sparkle’).
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