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aquamarine

[ ak-wuh-muh-reen, ah-kwuh- ]

noun

  1. a transparent, light-blue or greenish-blue variety of beryl, used as a gem.
  2. light blue-green or greenish blue.


aquamarine

/ ˌækwəməˈriːn /

noun

  1. a pale greenish-blue transparent variety of beryl used as a gemstone
    1. a pale blue to greenish-blue colour
    2. ( as adjective )

      an aquamarine dress

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of aquamarine1

First recorded in 1590–1600, aquamarine is from Latin aqua marīna “sea water” (named from its color). See aqua, marine
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Word History and Origins

Origin of aquamarine1

C19: from New Latin aqua marīna, from Latin: sea water (referring to the gem's colour)
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Example Sentences

Aquamarine, a name given to some of the finest varieties of beryl of a sea-green or blue colour.

The blue varieties are absurdly called oriental aquamarine by lapidaries.

The other type is the more familiar aquamarine window glass still to be found in 18th-century houses.

A piece of a bullseye pane of aquamarine glass occurs in the Marlborough finds.

She was in extremely low evening-dress of an aquamarine shade, flowered with gold.

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