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zircon definition

zir·con (zʉr′kän′)

noun

a light-colored, very hard mineral, zirconium silicate, ZrSiO, an ore of zirconium: used as a gem when transparent

Etymology: Ger zirkon, altered (by Werner: see wernerite) < Fr jargon < It giargone < Ar zarqūn, bright red < Pers zargūn, gold-colored < zar, gold

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