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stone

noun [C] (JEWEL)
 
 
/stəʊn/ US  /stoʊn/

Definition

B1 a small piece of a hard, valuable substance, such as a diamond, that is found in the ground and used in jewellery: a precious/semi-precious stone The large central diamond is surrounded by eight smaller stones.JewelleryPrecious and semi-precious stonesTypes of rock
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