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topaz

Pronunciation: /ˈtəʊpaz/
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Definition of topaz

noun

  • 1a precious stone, typically colourless, yellow, or pale blue, consisting of an aluminium silicate that contains fluorine.
  • [mass noun] a dark yellow colour: [as modifier]:bright topaz eyes
  • 2a large tropical American hummingbird with a yellowish throat and a long tail.
    • Genus Topaza, family Trochilidae: two species

Origin:

Middle English (denoting a yellow sapphire): from Old French topace, via Latin from Greek topazos

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