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gemstone

[ jem-stohn ]

noun

  1. a precious or semiprecious stone that can be cut and polished for use as a gem.


gemstone

/ ˈ»åÏôÉ›³¾ËŒ²õ³Ùəʊ²Ô /

noun

  1. a precious or semiprecious stone, esp one cut and polished for setting in jewellery lapidary
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gemstone1

before 1000; Middle English gimstone, Old English ²µ¾±³¾²õ³ÙÄå²Ô. See gem, stone
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Meanwhile, the Brazilian government has engaged in its own lengthy legal battle in federal court to try to repatriate the gemstone.

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Underpinning this transformation has been Botswana’s huge diamond reserves - measured by their value, the country is the world’s largest producer of the gemstone.

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Shaped and coloured like the country’s rare gemstone, tanzanite, the sparkling new railway terminal in Dar es Salaam is a symbol of Tanzania’s transport ambitions.

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The method challenges the notion of man-made gemstones being synthetic, she added.

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I place pink gemstones on my heart chakra as I sleep.

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