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diadochos.

A precious stone resembling the beryl

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[diˈa.dɔ.kʰɔs]Classical-Latin[diˈaː.do.kos]
  1. A precious stone resembling the beryl

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek διάδοχος (diádokhos, “successor, substitute”), from δια- (dia-, “through”) + δοχός (dokhós, “containing, able to hold; a receptacle”) from δέχομαι (dékhomai, “to take, receive”).

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