Ruby Definition

ro͝obē
rubies
noun
rubies
A clear, deep-red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
Webster's New World
Something made of this stone, as a watch bearing.
Webster's New World
Deep red.
Webster's New World
Something having this color.
Webster's New World
A feminine name.
Webster's New World
pronoun
A female given name.
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A dynamic, reflective, general-purpose object-oriented programming language developed in the 1990s.

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A city in Alaska.

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A town in South Carolina.
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A town in Wisconsin.

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adjective
Deep-red.
Webster's New World
Of the color ruby.
American Heritage
verb

(poetic) To make red; to redden.

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Other Word Forms of Ruby

Noun

Singular:
ruby
Plural:
rubies

Origin of Ruby

  • Middle English from Old French rubi from Medieval Latin rubīnus (lapis) red (stone), ruby from Latin rubeus red reudh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the British 5.5-point font Ruby, used for annotations in printed documents.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin rubeus (“red").

    From Wiktionary

  • From the precious stone.

    From Wiktionary

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