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[ˈəʊpl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a gemstone consisting of a form of hydrated silica, typically semi-transparent and showing many small points of shifting colour against a pale or dark ground
(e.g: a large opal surrounded by small diamonds)
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Origin
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late Middle English (as opalus): partly via French opale, from Latin opalus, from Greek opallios, probably based on Sanskrit upala ‘precious stone’ (having been first brought from India)
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