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chalcedony

/ˈtʃælsəˌdəʊni/CHAL-suh-doh-nee
/ˈtʃælsəˌdoʊni/CHAL-suh-doh-nee

Meaninga gemstone

Common meaning: waxy-looking form of quartz

Journey through time

  1. Greekchalkēdōn‘a gemstone’source
  2. Latinchalcedonius‘chalcedony’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa gemstone → waxy-looking form of quartzchalcedony‘waxy-looking form of quartz’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Greek chalkēdōn ‘a gemstone’.

Roots

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