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sardonyx.

A gemstone having bands of red sard; a variety of onyx or chalcedony.

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Meaning & usage

noun/sɑː(ɹ)ˈdɒnɪks/
  1. A gemstone having bands of red sard; a variety of onyx or chalcedony.

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Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English sardonix, sardonyx (c. 1382), from Latin sardonyx, from Ancient Greek σᾰρδόνῠξ (sărdónŭx). Doublet of sardoin.

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