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Word entry · 6 letters

zircon

Best crossword clue

"Gemstone mineral"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈzɜː(ɹ)kən/Part of speech nounSorted cinorzStarts with ZEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A mineral crystal sometimes used as a gemstone and as a source of zirconium.

Word origin

From German Zirkon, possibly via French zircon, formed in the 1780s from Arabic زَرْقُون (zarqūn), borrowed from Middle Persian zlgwn' (/⁠zargōn⁠/). Doublet of jargoon.

Used in a sentence

  • A zircon princess, seemed to lost her senses

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