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diamondiferous

dia·mond·if·er·ous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dahy-muh n-dif-er-uh s, dahy-uh-]
    • /ˌdaɪ mənˈdɪf ər əs, ˌdaɪ ə-/
    • /dˌaɪəməndˈɪfərəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dahy-muh n-dif-er-uh s, dahy-uh-]
    • /ˌdaɪ mənˈdɪf ər əs, ˌdaɪ ə-/

Definitions of diamondiferous word

  • adjective diamondiferous containing or yielding diamonds for mining. 1
  • noun diamondiferous (mineralogy) Yielding diamond. 1
See all 2 definitions of diamondiferous

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Origin of diamondiferous

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; diamond + -i- + -ferous

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Parts of speech for Diamondiferous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Diamondiferous

diamondiferous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for diamondiferous

adj diamondiferous

  • adamantine — very hard; unbreakable or unyielding
Just one Synonym for diamondiferous

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