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sardonyx

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8 lettersPronunciation /sɑː(ɹ)ˈdɒnɪks/Part of speech nounSorted adnorsxyStarts with SEnds with X0 clues
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Definitions

  1. an onyx characterized by parallel layers of sard and a different colored mineral

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English sardonix, sardonyx (c. 1382), from Latin sardonyx, from Ancient Greek σᾰρδόνῠξ (sărdónŭx). Doublet of sardoin.

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  • The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

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