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birthstone

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of twelve gemstones traditionally associated with the month of one's birth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of a similar list of less costly substitutes.

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History

Etymology

From birth + stone.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حجر البخت — Translations
  • Arabic: حجر الميلاد — Translations
  • Central Bikol: gapo nin kamundagan — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 诞生石 — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 生日石 — Translations
  • Dutch: geboortesteen — Translations
  • German: Geburtssteine — Translations
  • Hebrew: אבן הולדת — Translations
  • Indonesian: batu lahir — Translations
  • Japanese: 誕生石 (tanjōseki) — Translations
  • Korean: 탄생석 (tansaengseok) — Translations
  • Persian: سنگ ماه تولد — Translations
  • Portuguese: pedra zodiacal — Translations
  • Swedish: zodiaksten — Translations