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English
Etymology
Named from Ancient Greek ἥσσων (hḗssōn, “inferior”), because not so hard as some minerals it resembles (e.g. hyacinth).
Noun
essonite (plural essonites)
- (mineralogy) Alternative spelling of hessonite (“Cinnamon stone, a variety of garnet”)
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Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἥσσων (hḗssōn, “inferior”) + -ite.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /es.soˈni.te/
- Rhymes: -ite
- Hyphenation: es‧so‧nì‧te
Noun
essonite f (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) essonite, cinnamon stone (reddish-brown variety of garnet)
- Synonym: giacinto di Ceylon
- Hypernym: grossularia
- Coordinate terms: granato bianco, succinite
Further reading
- essonite in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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