"rough diamond" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: rough diamonds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rough diamond (plural rough diamonds)
  1. Synonym of diamond in the rough Synonyms: diamond in the rough [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-rough_diamond-en-noun-GuDe3Jj8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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