alexandrite

al·ex·an·drite

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [al-ig-zan-drahyt, -zahn-]
- /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn draɪt, -ˈzɑn-/
- /ˌæ.leɡ.ˈzæn.draɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [al-ig-zan-drahyt, -zahn-]
- /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn draɪt, -ˈzɑn-/

Definitions of alexandrite word

noun alexandrite a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone 3
noun alexandrite a variety of chrysoberyl that appears dark green in daylight and deep red under artificial light: it is used in jewelry 3
noun alexandrite a variety of chrysoberyl, green by daylight and red-violet by artificial light, used as a gem. 1
noun alexandrite A gem variety of chrysoberyl that appears green in daylight and red in artificial light. 1
noun alexandrite (mineralogy) A form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change dependent upon the light source, along with strong pleochroism. 0

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Origin of alexandrite

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

1830-40; named after Alexander I of Russia; see -ite1

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Parts of speech for Alexandrite

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Alexandrite

alexandrite popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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