| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  b l |
| NOUN: | 1. A pear-shaped synthetic sapphire, ruby, or other alumina-based gem, produced by fusing and tinting alumina. 2. A round loaf of white bread. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, ball, from Old French, bubble, from Latin bulla.
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