| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| aquamarine |
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| SYLLABICATION: | aq·ua·ma·rine |
| PRONUNCIATION: | k w -m -r n , ä kw - |
| NOUN: | 1. A transparent blue-green variety of beryl, used as a gemstone. 2. A pale blue to light greenish blue. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin aqua mar na, sea water : aqua, water; see aqua + mar na, of the sea; see marine.
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