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1. Emerald
   A gemstone of the beryl family, fine emeralds are among the most valuable gemstones. Unlike most gemstones, flaws (called inclusions by gemologists) are quite common in emeralds, so they lower the value much less than with other precious stones such a diamonds. The most highly prized emeralds are mi...
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2. emerald
   [n] - a green transparent form of beryl 2. [n] - a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem 3. [n] - the green color of an emerald
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3. emerald
   a precious stone of the beryl variety, of a rich green color and highly valued, ranking with the diamond and the ruby as one of the most costly gems. Category: Various industries and crafts
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4. emerald
   One of the rarest and most valuable precious stones, depending on highly variable quality. Emeralds range in colour from pale to dark green, the most valuable being dark green with brilliance and clarity. Flawless stones are extremely rare.
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5. Emerald
   Em'er·ald noun [ Middle English emeraude , Old French esmeraude , esmeralde , French émeraude , Latin smaragdus , from Greek ...; confer ...kr. marakata .] 1. (Min.) A precious stone of a rich...
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6. Emerald
   Em'er·ald adjective Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald. ' Emerald meadows.' Byron. Emerald fish (Zoology) , a fish of the Gulf of Mexico ( Gobionellus oceanicus ), remarkable for the brilliant green ...
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7. emerald
   Of a rich green colour, like that of the emerald. 'Emerald meadows.' Emerald fish See Zaratite. ... 1. <chemical> A precious stone of a rich green colour, a variety of beryl. See Beryl. ... 2. A kind of type, in size between minion and nonparel. It is used by English printers. ... This line is...
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8. emerald
   noun the green color of an emerald
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9. emerald
   noun a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
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10. emerald
    noun a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
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11. Emerald
    • (n.) A kind of type, in size between minion and nonpare/l. It is used by English printers. • (a.) Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald. • (n.) A precious stone of a rich green color, a variety of beryl. See Beryl.
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12. Emerald
    town, central Queensland, Australia, on the Nogoa River, at the junction of the Capricorn and Gregory highways, 172 miles (276 km) west of ...
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13. emerald
    grass-green variety of beryl (q.v.) that is highly valued as a gemstone. The name comes indirectly from the Greek smaragdos, a name that seems to ... [3 related articles]
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14. Emerald
    Emerald is a Spanish girl name. The meaning of the name is `a bright green gem ` Where is it used? The name Emerald is mainly used In English. Emerald doesn`t appear In 2007`s top-1000 name list.The last time Emerald appeared In the top-1000 was 6 years ago, In 2002. It ranked #1000 In that year. . 1994 was a `top year` for the name Emer
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15. Emerald
    The CERN Electronic Mail DIRectory utility. [Details?] (1995-02-23)
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16. Emerald
    HMS Emerald was a British cruiser of 7550 tons displacement of the Emerald Class designed in 1918 and launched in 1920 that saw action during the Second World War. HMS Emerald was armed with seven 6-inch 50 calibre guns; five 4-inch anti-aircraft guns; four 3-pounder guns; nine smaller guns and sixt...
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17. emerald
    a precious stone of bright green color
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18. emerald
    emerald, the green variety of beryl, of which aquamarine is the blue variety. Chemically, it is a beryllium-aluminum silicate whose color is due to small quantities of chromium compounds. The emerald was highly esteemed in antiquity; the stones were used for ornaments in early Egypt where some of th...
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19. Emerald
    Emerald is a green precious stone variety of the mineral beryl. While pure beryl is colourless, the green of the emerald comes from various impurities in the stone. Brazilian emeralds usually contain calcite or pyrite, South African and Russian emeralds usually contain mica.
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20. emerald
    Clear, green gemstone variety of the mineral beryl. It occurs naturally in Colombia, the Ural Mountains in Russia, Zimbabwe, and Australia. The green colour is caused by the presence of the element chromium in the beryl
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21. emerald
    One of the rarest and most valuable precious stones, depending on highly variable quality. Emeralds range in colour from pale to dark green, the most valuable being dark green with brilliance and clarity. Flawless stones are extremely rare.
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22. Emerald
    `Emerald` is a variety of the mineral beryl (Be₃Al₂(SiO₃)₆) colored green by trace amounts of chromium and sometimes vanadium.<ref name=Hurlbut>Hurlbut, Cornelius S. Jr, & Kammerling, Robert C., 1991, Gemology, p. 203,...
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23. Emerald
    (disambiguation) `Emerald` is a green gemstone. Because of its color, the word `Emerald` is often used to describe a shade of green. `Emerald` may also refer to: Arts and literature: Biology: Business: Computers and software: Characters: People: Places: Ships: Sports: Video games: Other:
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24. Emerald
    (window decorator) `Emerald Window Decorator` (formerly known as `cgwd`, which stands for `C`ompiz `G`eneric `W`indow `D`ecorator) is a window decorator for the Compiz compositing window manager written by Quinnstorm. Emerald was written for the community version of Compiz (known as compiz...
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25. Emerald
    (mango) The `Emerald mango` is a named mango cultivar that originated in southwest Florida. History: Emerald was selected in Pine Island, Florida due to its excellent eating qualities and heavy production. It was named a 2010 Curator`s Choice mango for the 2010 mango festival at Fairchild Tro...
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