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jacinth.

A translucent, reddish type of zircon used as a gemstone; a hyacinth.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd͡ʒæ.sɪnθ//ˈd͡ʒeɪ.sɪnθ/
  1. A translucent, reddish type of zircon used as a gemstone; a hyacinth.

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Where this word comes from

From Middle English jacynct, partly from Old French jacincte, and partly from Old English iacinþ, both from Medieval Latin jacintus, jacinthus, from Latin hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos). Doublet of hyacinth.

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