ruby

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English[edit]

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A ruby (gem).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹuː.bi/
  • Rhymes: -uːbi
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Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English ruby, rube, from Old French rubi, from Medieval Latin rubīnus.

Noun[edit]

ruby (countable and uncountable, plural rubies)

  1. A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
    • 2012 March 1, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist[1], volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 June 2012, page 128:
      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.
  2. (obsolete) A red spinel.
  3. A deep red colour.
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  4. (heraldry) The tincture red or gules.
  5. (uncountable, printing, UK, dated) The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5½-point.
    Synonym: (US) agate
  6. A ruby hummer, a South American hummingbird, Clytolaema rubricauda.
  7. A red bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea rubra.
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Adjective[edit]

ruby (comparative more ruby, superlative most ruby)

  1. Of a deep red colour.
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Verb[edit]

ruby (third-person singular simple present rubies, present participle rubying, simple past and past participle rubied)

  1. (transitive, poetic) To make red; to redden.

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Further reading[edit]

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Ruby”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • ruby”, in Mindat.org[2], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

ruby (plural rubies)

  1. A pronunciation guide written above or beside Chinese or Japanese characters.
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See also[edit]

  • Ruby characters on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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    Czech[edit]

    Pronunciation[edit]

    Noun[edit]

    ruby

    1. nominative/accusative/vocative/instrumental plural of rub

    Middle English[edit]

    Etymology 1[edit]

    Borrowed from Old French rubi, itself borrowed from Latin rubeus.

    Alternative forms[edit]

    Pronunciation[edit]

    • IPA(key): /ˈriu̯biː/, /ˈriu̯beː/

    Noun[edit]

    ruby (plural rubies)

    1. A ruby (red precious stone)
    2. (figuratively) A precious individual.
    Descendants[edit]
    • English: ruby
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    Etymology 2[edit]

    Verb[edit]

    ruby

    1. Alternative form of robben

    Silesian[edit]

    Alternative forms[edit]

    Etymology[edit]

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grubъ.

    Pronunciation[edit]

    • IPA(key): /ˈru.bɨ/
    • Syllabification: ru‧by

    Adjective[edit]

    ruby

    1. fat, thick

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