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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024em•er•ald /ˈɛmərəld/USA pronunciation n. - Jewelry[countable] a green gem, a rare kind of beryl.
adj. - having a clear, deep green color.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024em•er•ald (em′ər əld, em′rəld),USA pronunciation n. - Jewelrya rare variety of beryl that is colored green by chromium and valued as a gem.
- See emerald green.
- Printing(in Britain) a 6½-point type of a size between nonpareil and minion.
- Birds[Ornith.]any of numerous small bright green hummingbirds of the genus Chlorostilbon.
adj. - having a clear, deep-green color.
- Semitic b-r-q shine ( Sanskrit marāk(a)la emerald)
- Greek smáragdos; probably ultimately
- Latin smaragdus
- Anglo-French, Old French esmeraude, esmeralde, esmeragde
- Middle English emeraude, emeralde 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: emerald /ˈɛmərəld; ˈɛmrəld/ n - a green transparent variety of beryl: highly valued as a gem
- the clear green colour of an emerald
- (as adjective): an emerald carpet
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French esmeraude, from Latin smaragdus, from Greek smaragdos; related to Sanskrit marakata emerald |