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noun
A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey colour and consisting of silica and zirconia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A crystal of zircon, sometimes used as a false gemstone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: zirconium silicate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mineral
Narrower terms: hyacinth, jacinth, jargoon, jargon
History
From German Zirkon, possibly via French zircon, formed in the 1780s from Arabic زَرْقُون (zarqūn), borrowed from Middle Persian zlgwn' (/zargōn/). Doublet of jargoon.
Across languages
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