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jacinth

ja·cinth

UK/ˈd͡ʒæ.sɪnθ/ US/ˈd͡ʒeɪ.sɪnθ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone

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Origin

From Middle English jacynct, partly from Old French jacincte, and partly from Old English iacinþ, both from Medieval Latin jacintus, jacinthus, from Latin hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos). Doublet of hyacinth.

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