dyamaunt
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamās, from Latin adamās, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas). Doublet of adamant.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dyamaunt (plural dyamauntys)
- diamond (valuable gemstone composed of carbon)
- (figurative) A valuable individual.
Descendants[edit]
Borrowings[edit]
- → Welsh: diemwnt
References[edit]
- “dīamaunt, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-11.
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