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diamante

dia·mante

UK/daɪəˈmɒnti/ US/ˌdaɪʌˈmɑnti/ uncommon

noun

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adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing

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Origin

Borrowed from French diamanté (“adorned with diamonds”). From past participle of diamanter (“adorn with diamonds”), from diamant (“diamond”), from oblique stem of Ancient Greek ἀδάμᾱς (adámās, “hard metal, diamond”).

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