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taaffeite

/ˈtɑːfʌɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
taaf-feite
IPA
/ˈtɑːfʌɪt/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare mauve gemstone with a hexagonal crystal structure.

Etymology

Taaffe + -ite, after Edward Charles Richard Taaffe (1898-1967), Irish gemmologist, who discovered it in a sample set of spinel from whence it was miscategorized

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈtɑːfʌɪt/

Inflected Forms

taaffeites (plural)

Derived Forms

magnesiotaaffeite

Frequently Paired Words

spinel

Questions

How do you pronounce taaffeite?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɑːfʌɪt/.
What does taaffeite mean?
A rare mauve gemstone with a hexagonal crystal structure.
Where does taaffeite come from?
Taaffe + -ite, after Edward Charles Richard Taaffe (1898-1967), Irish gemmologist, who discovered it in a sample set of spinel from whence it was miscategorized

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