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mar·ga·rite \ˈmärgəˌrīt\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin margarita, from Greek margaritēs, from margaron pearl (probably from Sanskrit mañjara pearl, cluster of blossoms) + -itēs -ite 1. archaic : pearl 2. [German margarit, from Greek margaritēs pearl] : a mineral CaAl4Si2O10(OH)2 consisting of a basic aluminum calcium silicate related to mica but low in silica and yielding brittle folia marked by a pearly luster 3. [French margarite, from Greek margaritēs pearl] : a primary form of rock crystallization in which globulites are arranged lineally like beads 4. [New Latin Margarites] : a top shell of the genus Margarites |