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gemology

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɒlədʒi
  • /d͡ʒɛmˈɑl.ə.dʒi/

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noun

Meaning 1

The art and science of gems.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English gem Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English gemology From gem + -ology.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: gemmologia — art and science of gems
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寶石學 /宝石学 (bǎoshíxué) — art and science of gems
  • Czech: gemologie — art and science of gems
  • Danish: gemmologi — art and science of gems
  • Finnish: gemmologia — art and science of gems
  • Finnish: jalokivioppi — art and science of gems
  • French: gemmologie — art and science of gems
  • Galician: xemoloxía — art and science of gems
  • German: Gemmenkunde — art and science of gems
  • German: Gemmologie — art and science of gems
  • German: Gemnologie — art and science of gems
  • German: Edelsteinkunde — art and science of gems
  • Greek: γεμμολογία (gemmología) — art and science of gems
  • Hungarian: gemmológia — art and science of gems
  • Hungarian: drágakőtudomány — art and science of gems
  • Italian: gemmologia — art and science of gems
  • Japanese: 宝石学 (hōsekigaku) — art and science of gems
  • Korean: 보석학 (boseokhak) — art and science of gems
  • Polish: gemmologia — art and science of gems
  • Portuguese: gemologia — art and science of gems
  • Russian: геммоло́гия (gemmológija) — art and science of gems
  • Spanish: gemología — art and science of gems