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gemstone

noun
/ˈd͡ʒɛmˌstoʊn/US

Etymology

From Middle English gimstone, alteration (due to Middle English gemme) of earlier ȝimston, ȝimstan, from Old English ġimstān, ġymstān (“gem; jewel; precious stone”), equivalent to gem + stone. Compare Icelandic gimsteinn (“jewel; gem”), Faroese gimsteinur (“jewel, precious stone”).

  1. derived from ġimstān, ġymstān
  2. derived from gimstone

Definitions

  1. A gem, usually made of minerals.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at gemstone. 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.

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

8 hops · closes at gemstone

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

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