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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gar•net /ˈgɑrnɪt/USA pronunciation n. - Mineralogy, Jewelry[countable] a hard, deep red, glass-like mineral used as a gem.
- [uncountable] a deep red color.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gar•net (gär′nit),USA pronunciation n. - Mineralogy, Jewelryany of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- a deep-red color.
- Latin grānātum granular; compare pomegranate
- Old French gernate, grenade
- Middle English garnet, gernate 1275–1325
gar′net•like′, adj. Gar•net (gär′nit),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Henry Highland, 1815–82, U.S. clergyman and abolitionist.
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