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beryl definition

beryl (ber′əl)

noun

a very hard, lustrous, hexagonal mineral, BeAlSiO, that is an ore of beryllium; beryllium aluminum silicate: emerald and aquamarine are two gem varieties of beryl

Etymology: ME & OFr beril < L beryllus < Gr bēryllos, sea-green gem < Prakrit veruliya < veḷuriya, of Dravidian orig., prob. after Vēlūr (now Bēlūr), city in S India

Beryl definition

Beryl (bʉrl)

noun

a feminine name

Etymology: < beryl, with ref. to gems

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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