adj
Meaning 1
Of a goldish-yellow colour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
citrine
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈsɪtɹin/
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General-American: /ˈsɪtɹən/
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General-American: /ˈsɪtɹain/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsɪtɹiːn/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsɪtɹin/
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rhymes with -ɪtɹiːn
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rhymes with (General American) -ɪtɹən
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homophone: Citroën (UK)
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homophone: citron (General American)
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CMU ARPABET: S IH2 T R IY1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A goldish-yellow colour, like that of a lemon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
A brownish-yellow quartz.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: quartz, transparent gem
History
Etymology
From Middle English citrine, partly from Middle French citrine and partly from Latin citrīnus.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: sitriininkeltainen — of a goldish-yellow colour
- Irish: ciotrónach — of a goldish-yellow colour
- Ukrainian: цитри́новий (cytrýnovyj) — of a goldish-yellow colour
- Finnish: sitriininkeltainen — goldish-yellow colour
- Irish: ciotrónach — goldish-yellow colour
- Belarusian: цытры́н (cytrýn) — brownish-yellow quartz
- Catalan: citrina — brownish-yellow quartz
- Chinese Cantonese: 黃水晶 /黄水晶 (wong4 seoi2 zing1) — brownish-yellow quartz
- Chinese Mandarin: 黃水晶 /黄水晶 (huángshuǐjīng) — brownish-yellow quartz
- Dutch: citrien — brownish-yellow quartz
- Finnish: sitriini — brownish-yellow quartz
- French: citrine — brownish-yellow quartz
- German: Citrin — brownish-yellow quartz
- Irish: citrín — brownish-yellow quartz
- Irish: tópás bréige — brownish-yellow quartz
- Italian: citrino — brownish-yellow quartz
- Japanese: 黄水晶 (Kisuishō) — brownish-yellow quartz
- Japanese: シトリン (Shitorin) — brownish-yellow quartz
- Polish: cytryn — brownish-yellow quartz
- Portuguese: citrino — brownish-yellow quartz
- Russian: цитри́н (citrín) — brownish-yellow quartz
- Russian: фальши́вый топа́з (falʹšívyj topáz) — brownish-yellow quartz
- Spanish: citrino — brownish-yellow quartz
- Ukrainian: цитри́н (cytrýn) — brownish-yellow quartz
- Welsh: sitrin — brownish-yellow quartz