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garnet

gar·net

garnet

 
pronunciation:
gar niht
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part of speech: noun
definition: a common type of hard mineral that can have a variety of colors and includes the dark red stone often used in jewelry.
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Garnet is from an early French word that means "red like a pomegranate."
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  jewelry, rock, stone