aquamarine

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Scrabble points
21
Words With Friends
24
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˌæk.wə.məˈɹiːn/ (UK)
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/ˌæk.wə.məˈɹiːn/ (UK) · /ˌæk.wə.məˈɹiːn/ (US) · /ˌɑ.kwə.məˈɹiːn/ (US)

Definition of aquamarine

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The bluish-green colour of the sea.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The bluish-green colour of the sea.
  2. (countable, uncountable)A transparent bluish-green, sometimes yellow-green, variety of beryl.
    “Before we could embark on the details of his mother's health we were joined by a fair, plump woman of indefinite age, who had once been—and at moments still was—very pretty. She wore a simple black silk dress, perhaps in deference to Tilly's death, though the note of mourning was jarred by flamboyant aquamarine ear-rings and too much rouge.”

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of a bluish-green colour.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aqua Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *móri Proto-Italic *mari Latin mare Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin marīnus Latin aqua marīnader. English aquamarine From Latin aqua marīna (“sea water”), adjective form from mare (“sea”).

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2-letter words

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