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star sapphire

star sap·phire
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stahr saf-ahyuh r]
    • /stɑr ˈsæf aɪər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stahr saf-ahyuh r]
    • /stɑr ˈsæf aɪər/

Definitions of star sapphire words

  • noun star sapphire a sapphire, cut cabochon, exhibiting asterism in the form of a colorless six-rayed star. 1
  • noun star sapphire a sapphire showing a starlike figure in reflected light because of its crystalline structure 0
  • noun star sapphire a type of sapphire that reflects light in a star-shaped pattern when cut as a cabochon 0
See all 3 definitions of star sapphire

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Origin of star sapphire

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805

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Parts of speech for Star sapphire

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

star sapphire popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% 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.

star sapphire usage trend in Literature

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