almandine

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a purple variety of the ruby spinel
  2. noun a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate

Etymology

An alteration of the earlier alabandine, from Latin alabandina, from Alabanda, a town in Caria, a province of Asia Minor, where the mineral was found.

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