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obsidian

ob·si·dian

UK/ˌɒbˈsɪd.i.ən/ US/əbˈsɪd.i.ən/ rare

noun

1.

Origin

From Latin obsidianus; named after Obsidius, who was, according to Pliny, the Roman who discovered the stone in Aethiopia.

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