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A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone. / (uncountable) A purple colour. / (heraldry) The tincture purpure, when emblazoning the arms of the English nobility.

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amethyst

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Source Word

amethyst

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈæm.ə.θɪst/

Noun

uncountable

A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone. / (uncountable) A purple colour. / (heraldry) The tincture purpure, when emblazoning the arms of the English nobility.

Japanese Meaning

透き通った紫色のクォーツの一種で、宝石として使用される。 / 紫色（数えられない名詞としての色の表現）。 / 紋章学において、英国貴族の紋章に用いられる紫色の色調。

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She wore an amethyst pendant that gleamed in the sunlight.

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彼女は日に当たると輝く紫水晶のペンダントを着けていた。

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A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.

Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)

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