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birthstone

noun

Etymology

From birth + stone.

  1. derived from *steyh₂-✻ — “to stiffen”
  2. inherited from *stainaz✻ — “stone”
  3. inherited from *stain✻
  4. inherited from stān
  5. inherited from ston
  6. compounded as birthstone — “birth + stone”

Definitions

  1. Any of twelve gemstones traditionally associated with the month of one's birth.

  2. Any of a similar list of less costly substitutes.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA