Diamond

  • 41diamond — noun 1 precious stone ADJECTIVE ▪ flawless, perfect ▪ real ▪ fake ▪ synthetic ▪ cut …

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  • 42diamond — noun 1 STONE (C, U) a very hard valuable stone, that usually has no colour and is used in jewellery: Did you see the size of that diamond engagement ring? 2 SHAPE (C) a shape with four straight sides of equal length that stands on one of its… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43diamond — dia•mond [[t]ˈdaɪ mənd, ˈdaɪ ə [/t]] n. 1) mir a pure or nearly pure, extremely hard form of carbon crystallized in the isometric system 2) a piece of this substance 3) jew a transparent, flawless or almost flawless piece of this mineral, esp.… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 44diamond — [13] Diamond is an alteration of adamant, a rather archaic term which nowadays refers to hard substances in general, but formerly was also used specifically for ‘diamond’. The alteration appears to have come about in Latin of post classical times …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 45diamond — noun 1》 a precious stone consisting of a clear and colourless crystalline form of pure carbon, the hardest naturally occurring substance. 2》 a figure with four straight sides of equal length forming two opposite acute angles and two opposite… …

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  • 46diamond — [ˈdaɪəmənd] noun 1) [C/U] a very hard clear COLOURLESS stone that is used in expensive jewellery a diamond ring/necklace/bracelet[/ex] 2) [C] a shape with four straight equal sides that stands on one of its corners 3) [C] a playing card with a… …

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  • 47diamond —   Kaimana.    ♦ Cut diamond, ōpu u kaimana.    ♦ Diamond setting, pu u kaimana …

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  • 48diamond — see diamond cuts diamond …

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  • 49diamond — [13] Diamond is an alteration of adamant, a rather archaic term which nowadays refers to hard substances in general, but formerly was also used specifically for ‘diamond’. The alteration appears to have come about in Latin of post classical times …

    Word origins

  • 50Diamond, I.A.L. — ▪ American screenwriter original name  Itek Dommnici,  byname  Isadore, or Iz  born June 27, 1920, Ungheni, Rom. died April 21, 1988, Beverly Hills, Calif., U.S.       Romanian born American screenwriter who worked with director Billy Wilder… …

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