ruby

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.1.2.1 Translations 1.1.3 Adjective 1.1.3.1 Translations 1.1.4 Derived terms 1.1.5 Related terms 1.1.6 See also 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.1.2 Synonyms 1.2.2 See also 1.3 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin rubeus (red).

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• Rhymes: -uːbi

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ruby (plural rubies)

1. A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
2. (color/colour) A deep red colour.

   ruby colour:

3. In printing, a size of type.
4. A genus of South American hummingbird.

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ruby (comparative more ruby, superlative most ruby)

1. (color/colour) Of a deep red colour (having any of numerous bright colours reminiscent of the colour of blood or cherries or tomatoes).

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balas ruby Colorado ruby ruby port ruby spinel

ruby wedding ruby-throated hummingbird star ruby

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rubasse rubicund

rubious rubric

[edit] See also

• carbuncle
• corundum
• spinel
• Appendix:Colours
• Ruby on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology 2

From the British 5.5-point font Ruby, used for annotations in printed documents.

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ruby (plural rubies)

1. A pronunciation guide written above or beside Chinese or Japanese characters.

The Japanese ruby characters (furigana) for Tokyo ("東京")

hiragana	katakana	romaji
とう きょう 東 京	トウ キョウ 東 京	tō kyō 東 京

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• rubi

[edit] See also

• furigana
• yomigana
• pinyin
• zhuyin
• Ruby characters on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Ruby characters

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: bruy
• bury