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"etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle English gemme, gimme, yimme, ȝimme, from Old English ġimm, from Proto-West Germanic *gimmu (“gem”) and Old French gemme (“gem”), both from Latin gemma (“a swelling bud; jewel, gem”). Doublet of gemma and Gemma.",
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"ref": "2012 March 22, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 2012-06-14, page 128",
"text": "Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.",
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"monetary",
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"prize",
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"sense": "precious stone",
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "edelsteen"
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "jawhar",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "جَوْهَر"
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"code": "ar",
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"roman": "jawhara",
"sense": "precious stone",
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"feminine",
"singulative"
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"word": "جَوْهَرَة"
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"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "gōhara",
"sense": "precious stone",
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"feminine"
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"word": "جوهرة"
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"roman": "masa",
"sense": "precious stone",
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"word": "ماسة"
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"roman": "faṣ",
"sense": "precious stone",
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"masculine"
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"word": "فص"
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"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḥagar karim",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
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"masculine"
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"word": "حجر كريم"
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "tʿankaržekʿ kʿar",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "թանկարժեք քար"
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"roman": "ak",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "ակ"
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"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "gohar",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "գոհար"
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"roman": "akn",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "ակն"
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"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "harribitxi"
},
{
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "kaštóŭny kámjenʹ",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "кашто́ўны ка́мень"
},
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "samacvjét",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
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"word": "самацве́т"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "skǎpocénen kámǎk",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
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"word": "скъпоце́нен ка́мък"
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"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "ra.ta.na",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "ရတနာ"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
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"word": "gemma"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yù",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "玉"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "寶石"
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{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bǎoshí",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "宝石"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "klenot"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "drahokam"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
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"word": "ædelsten"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
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"word": "edelsteen"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "juvelo"
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"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
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"word": "gimsteinur"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "jalokivi"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "joyau"
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{
"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pierre précieuse"
},
{
"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "xema"
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{
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ʒvirpasi kva",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "ძვირფასი ქვა"
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{
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "peradi kva",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "ფერადი ქვა"
},
{
"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ṗaṭiosani tvali",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "პატიოსანი თვალი"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "Edelstein"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Juwel"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Kleinod"
},
{
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "polýtimos líthos",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "πολύτιμος λίθος"
},
{
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "petrádi",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "πετράδι"
},
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "líthos polutelḗs",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "λίθος πολυτελής"
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{
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "éven yekará",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "אֶבֶן יְקָרָה"
},
{
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"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "maṇi",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "मणि"
},
{
"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "ratna",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "रत्न"
},
{
"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "patthar",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "पत्थर"
},
{
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "drágakő"
},
{
"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "ékkő"
},
{
"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gimsteinn"
},
{
"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "juvelo"
},
{
"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "permata"
},
{
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "seoid"
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{
"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gemma"
},
{
"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pietra preziosa"
},
{
"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hōseki",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "宝石"
},
{
"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "tboung",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "ត្បូង"
},
{
"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "mĕəʼnii",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "មណី"
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{
"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"alt": "寶石",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "boseok",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "보석"
},
{
"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "phǭi",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "ພອຍ"
},
{
"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "ma nī",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "ມະນີ"
},
{
"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "ra ta na",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "ຣະຕະນະ"
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"code": "la",
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"sense": "precious stone",
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"code": "lv",
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"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
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"word": "dārgakmens"
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{
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"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "brangakmenis"
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{
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"code": "lmo",
"lang": "Lombard",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "gema"
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{
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "skapocen kamen",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "скапоцен камен"
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{
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"code": "mdh",
"lang": "Maguindanao",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "imu na babay"
},
{
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"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "permata"
},
{
"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "jauhar"
},
{
"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"code": "mrw",
"lang": "Maranao",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "montiaq"
},
{
"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "ratna",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "रत्न"
},
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "precious stone",
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"sense": "precious stone",
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"code": "nn",
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"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
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"word": "edelstein"
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{
"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "ġimm"
},
{
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"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "cevher",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "جوهر"
},
{
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"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "ǧamáy",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "غمی"
},
{
"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "gowhar",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "گوهر"
},
{
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kamień szlachetny"
},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
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"word": "klejnot"
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"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gema"
},
{
"_dis1": "66 11 1 5 12 5 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "precious stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pedra preciosa"
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"code": "sk",
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "precious stone",
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"code": "txb",
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"code": "uga",
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"roman": "ẓhr",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "𐎑𐎅𐎗"
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"sense": "precious stone",
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"code": "uk",
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"sense": "precious stone",
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"sense": "precious stone",
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"code": "uz",
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"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "javohir"
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{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "gavhar"
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "precious stone",
"word": "đá quý"
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"code": "yi",
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"word": "אבֿן־טובֿ"
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"word": "oiseau rare"
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"word": "მარგალიტი"
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