smoky quartz

smok·y quartz

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [smoh-kee kwawrts]
- /ˈsmoʊ ki kwɔrts/
- /ˈsməʊ.ki ˈkwɔːts/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [smoh-kee kwawrts]
- /ˈsmoʊ ki kwɔrts/

Definitions of smoky quartz words

noun smoky quartz a smoky-yellow to dark brown or black variety of quartz, used as a gem. 1
noun smoky quartz cairngorm 0

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Origin of smoky quartz

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40

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Parts of speech for Smoky quartz

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Smoky quartz

smoky quartz popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

smoky quartz usage trend in Literature

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