| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| chrysoberyl |
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| SYLLABICATION: | chrys·o·ber·yl |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  kr s  -b r l |
| NOUN: | A gray, green to yellow, or brown vitreous mineral, BeAl2O4, relatively rare and used as a gemstone. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin chr sob ryllus, from Greek khr sobrullos : khrso-, chryso- + brullos, beryl; see beryl.
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