aquamarine
noun
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Aquamarine Has Latin Roots
Aqua marina * is Latin for "seawater", so when a lovely blue-green form of the semiprecious gem known as beryl was given an English name several centuries ago, *aquamarine seemed appropriate. Aquamarine is the ideal color that most of us carry around in our heads when we imagine the waters that lap the shores of the Greek and Caribbean islands on a sunny day. But even the Mediterranean and the Caribbean can take on lots of other colors depending on weather conditions.
Examples of aquamarine in a Sentence
Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 June 2024
Late on Saturday night, a cosmic projectile turned the skies over Spain and Portugal a magnificent aquamarine.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
The strap, indices and hands are all rendered in a delicate shade of duck egg, matching the three aquamarines which whizz around the watch face.
—Sarah Royce-Greensill, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
The second largest cut of aquamarine belonged to former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Aquamarine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aquamarine. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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