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

ruby

noun
 
/ˈruːbi/
 
/ˈruːbi/
(plural rubies)
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  1. [countable, uncountable] a dark red precious stone
    • a ruby ring
    Topics Clothes and Fashionc1
  2. [uncountable] a dark red colourTopics Colours and Shapesc2
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French rubi, from medieval Latin rubinus, from the base of Latin rubeus ‘red’.
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