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Etymology

From Middle English dyamaunt, from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamās, from Latin adamās, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμᾱς (adámās, “diamond”). Doublet of adamant. The printing sense is a calque of Dutch diamant, used by Dirck Voskens who first cut it around 1700; compare pearl, ruby (“size of type between pearl and nonpareil”).

derived from ἀδάμᾱς — “diamond”
derived from adamās
derived from diamās
derived from diamant
inherited from dyamaunt

Definitions

1
A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is…
A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron.
- The saw is coated with diamond.
- synthetic diamond
2
A gemstone made from this mineral.
- The dozen loose diamonds sparkled in the light.
- Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.
- she is wearing small diamond studs in her earlobes. the kind u wear if u’re a modest person & u don’t want to wear anything that could catch on stuff, or be a health risk in a hospital – but u’re still someone who cares.
3
A diamond ring.
- What a beautiful engagement diamond.
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1. A very pale blue color.
2. 5
  Sable, when blazoning by precious stones.
  - Elphingston. Pearl a Chevron Diamond between three Boars Heads Eraz'd Ruby, arm'd of the first. / Eymouth. Diamond a Lyon Rampant Pearl, on a Canton of the 2d, a Cross Ruby.
  - Pearl, an Eagle, Diamond, between three Crosses Patee, Ruby, for Morrys.
3. Something that resembles a diamond.
4. 7
  A rhombus, especially when oriented so that its longer axis is vertical.
  - An adder writhes out of the bush, I can see the diamonds on its back; it shrithes across the sandy soil, and bites the right foot of one of the knights.
5. A polyiamond consisting of two triangles.
6. The entire field of play used in the game.
7. 10
  The infield of a baseball field.
  - The teams met on the diamond.
8. 11
  A card of the diamonds suit.
  - I have only one diamond in my hand.
9. A town square.
10. The size of type between brilliant and pearl, standardized as 4+¹⁄₂-point.
11. 14
  Made of, or containing diamond, a diamond or diamonds.
  - He gave her diamond earrings.
  - But in the diamond jubilee state coach – this one comes with both suspension and air conditioning – the queen’s hands were folded calmly in her lap.
12. 15
  Of, relating to, or being a sixtieth anniversary.
  - Today is their diamond wedding anniversary.
13. 16
  Of, relating to, or being a seventy-fifth anniversary.
  - Today is their diamond wedding anniversary.
14. 17
  First-rate
  First-rate; excellent.
  - He's a diamond geezer.
15. To adorn with or as if with diamonds.
16. A female given name from English of modern usage, from the name of the gem.
17. A surname from German or Irish.
18. A number of places in the United States
  A number of places in the United States:

The neighborhood

neighbordemantoid
neighbordiamantine
neighborargyle
neighborcarbonado
neighbordiamante
neighborparagon
neighborshlenter
neighborrhinestone
neighborbrifka
neighborDiamondstone

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at diamond. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at diamond. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at diamond

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

Etymology

Definitions

The neighborhood

Derived

Vish — recursive loop