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regent diamond

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables
re-gen-t -di-a-mond
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

A famous diamond of fine quality, which weighs about 137 carats and is among the state jewels of France. It is so called from the Duke of Orleans, Regent of France, to whom it was sold in 1717 by Pitt the English Governor of Madras (whence also called the Pitt diamond ), who bought it of an Indian merchant in 1701.

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What does regent diamond mean?
A famous diamond of fine quality, which weighs about 137 carats and is among the state jewels of France. It is so called from the Duke of Orleans, Regent of France, to whom it was sold in 1717 by Pitt the English Governor of Madras (whence also called the Pitt diamond ), who bought it of an Indian merchant in 1701.

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