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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAchat
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /aˈhaːt/
"Der Schmuckstein besteht aus echtem Achat."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A hard, translucent variety of chalcedony quartz typically occurring in bands or with clouded color patterns.
"The artisan carved a small, intricate ornament from a polished piece of red agate." - 2
A small glass marble used in children's games, or a printing type size.
"He kept a collection of colorful agates in a velvet pouch."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English agate, via Old French from Latin agates, named after the Achates river (now the Dirillo) in Sicily where the stones were first found. The term traces back further through Greek to ancient geological nomenclature describing varieties of cryptocrystalline quartz.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Agate" is said worldwide
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agate
Transliteration: /a.ɡat/
"Cette bague est ornée d'une belle agate verte."
Achat
Transliteration: /aˈhaːt/
"Der Schmuckstein besteht aus echtem Achat."
agata
Transliteration: /ˈaː.ɡa.ta/
"Il museo ospita una collezione rara di agata."
ágata
Transliteration: /ˈa.ɣa.ta/
"El collar tiene un colgante de ágata natural."
ágata
Transliteration: /ˈa.ɡɐ.tɐ/
"A pedra preciosa usada no anel é uma ágata."
अकीक
Transliteration: akīk
"अकीक का यह पत्थर बहुत चमकीला है।"
玛瑙
Transliteration: mǎ nǎo
"这块玛瑙雕刻得非常精致。"
마노
Transliteration: mano
"그 목걸이는 아름다운 마노로 만들어졌습니다."
メノウ
Transliteration: menou
Script: 瑪瑙
"博物館には美しいメノウの標本が展示されている。"
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