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   Dia·mond

   /ˈdī(ə)mən(d)/

   

   noun

   • 1. a precious stone consisting of a clear and colorless crystalline form of pure carbon, the hardest naturally occurring substance: "a diamond ring"
   • ▪ a tool with a small diamond for cutting glass.
   • 2. a figure with four straight sides of equal length forming two opposite acute angles and two opposite obtuse angles; a rhombus: "decorative diamond shapes"
   • ▪ one of the four suits in a conventional deck of playing cards, denoted by a red diamond.
   • ▪ a playing card of the suit of diamonds: "she led a losing diamond"
   • ▪ the area delimited by the four bases of a baseball field, forming a square shape.
   • ▪ a baseball field.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French diamant, from medieval Latin diamas, diamant-, variant of Latin adamans (see adamant).

   Derivatives

   • 1. diamondiferous adjective

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   What is diamond noun?

   • Definition of diamond noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [uncountable, countable] a clear precious stone of pure carbon, the hardest substance known. Diamonds are used in jewellery and also in industry, especially for cutting glass. She was wearing her diamonds (= jewellery with diamonds in it). The lights shone like diamonds.

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   What is a diamond used for?

   • A diamond is a hard, bright, precious stone which is clear and colourless. Diamonds are used in jewellery and for cutting very hard substances . ...a pair of diamond earrings. ...a sphere made of diamond without impurity or flaw. Diamonds are jewellery such as necklaces and rings which have diamonds set into them.

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   What is a ring with a diamond in it?

   • [uncountable, countable] a clear precious stone of pure carbon, the hardest substance known. Diamonds are used in jewelry and also in industry, especially for cutting glass. a ring with a diamond in it a diamond ring/necklace She was wearing her diamonds (= jewelry with diamonds in it). The lights shone like diamonds.

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   What is a diamond in a card game?

   • Diamonds is one of the four suits of cards in a pack of playing cards. Each card in the suit is marked with one or more red symbols in the shape of a diamond. He drew the seven of diamonds. A diamond is a playing card of this suit. ...win the ace of clubs and play a diamond.

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   Definition of diamond noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. diamond. noun. /ˈdaɪmənd/ [uncountable, countable] a clear precious stone of pure carbon, the hardest substance known. Diamonds are used in jewellery and also in industry, especially for cutting glass. a diamond ring/necklace.

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   noun. a pure or nearly pure, extremely hard form of carbon, naturally crystallized in the isometric system. a piece of this stone. a transparent, flawless or almost flawless piece of this stone, especially when cut and polished, valued as a precious gem.

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   Definitions of diamond. noun. very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem. synonyms: adamant. see more. noun. a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem. see more. noun. a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram. synonyms: lozenge, rhomb, rhombus.

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   4 days ago · 1. variable noun. A diamond is a hard, bright, precious stone which is clear and colourless. Diamonds are used in jewellery and for cutting very hard substances . ...a pair of diamond earrings. ...a sphere made of diamond without impurity or flaw. 2. plural noun. Diamonds are jewellery such as necklaces and rings which have diamonds set into them.

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of DIAMOND. 1. :a very hard usually colorless stone that is a form of carbon and is used especially in jewelry. [count] a necklace studded with diamonds and rubies. Her husband gave her a diamond [=a diamond ring] for her birthday. [noncount] The ruby was surrounded by a ring of diamond.