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diamant.

diamond (gem)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/dja.mɑ̃/
  1. diamond (gem)

    masculine
  2. diamond (shape)

    masculine
  3. needle (of a record player)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French diamant, from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas, probably from metathesis of adimas (whence aimant), from Latin adamās, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas).

noun/dja.mɑ̃/
  1. excelsior (a small size of type, standardized as 3 point)

    dated · masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dutch diamant, used by Dirck Voskens who first cut it around 1700, presumably naming it by analogy with the larger perle.

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