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nephrite

/ˈnɛfˌɹaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
neph-rite
IPA
/ˈnɛfˌɹaɪt/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin lapis nephriticus, via Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos) νεφριτικός (nephritikós), meaning kidney stone, because jade was believed to have cured kidney stones.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nephrites (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce nephrite?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɛfˌɹaɪt/.
What does nephrite mean?
A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).
Where does nephrite come from?
From Latin lapis nephriticus, via Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos) νεφριτικός (nephritikós), meaning kidney stone, because jade was believed to have cured kidney stones.

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