"connie agate" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: / kɒniː ˈæɡət/ [General-Australian] Forms: connie agates [plural]
Rhymes: -æɡət Etymology: Perhaps a diminutive of cornelian + agate (“a playing marble carved from agate stone”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|cornelian}} cornelian, {{m|en|agate||a playing marble carved from agate stone}} agate (“a playing marble carved from agate stone”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} connie agate (plural connie agates)
  1. (Australia, colloquial) A playing marble made from agate. Tags: Australia, colloquial Synonyms: aggie
    Sense id: en-connie_agate-en-noun-4DCVor6i Categories (other): Australian English

Inflected forms

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