cornelian
pronunciation
How to pronounce cornelian in British English:
UK [kɔ:ˈni:liən]
How to pronounce cornelian in American English:
US [kɔrˈniliən]
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- Noun:
- a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony
Word Origin
- cornelian (n.)
- "red variety of chalcedony," a variant of corneline (c. 1400), from Old French corneline (Modern French cornaline), diminutive of corneola, probably from Vulgar Latin *cornea, from Latin cornus, name of a type of berry (see cornel).