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demantoid

/dɪˈmænˌtɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-man-toid
IPA
/dɪˈmænˌtɔɪd/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A green garnet.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From German Demantoid, from archaic/obsolete Demant (“diamond”) + -oid, from Middle High German diemant, from Old French diamant.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dɪˈmænˌtɔɪd/
  • British English: /dɪˈmæntɔɪd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

demantoids (plural)

Phrases

demantoid garnet

Synonyms

Uralian emerald

Rhymes With

allantoid bantoid mantoid

Questions

How do you pronounce demantoid?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈmænˌtɔɪd/.
What does demantoid mean?
A green garnet.
Where does demantoid come from?
It is traced to German.

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