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The word 'diamond' comes from the Greek word 'Adams', which means unconquerable.

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  1. noun An extremely hard, highly refractive crystalline form of carbon that is usually colorless and is used as a gemstone and in abrasives, cutting tools, and other applications.
  2. noun A piece of jewelry containing such a gemstone.
  3. noun A figure with four equal sides forming two inner obtuse angles and two inner acute angles; a rhombus or lozenge.
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  • The word 'diamond' comes from the Greek word 'Adams', which means unconquerable. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • I didn't know that the word diamond comes from the Greek word "Adamas" which means unconquerable. —  Bisaya Bloggers
  • It's the hardest subject in school just like a diamond is the hardest thing in the world, but yet you still like it. —  DesMoinesRegister.com - NEWS
  • Strange that from two slaves in the mines I should have received such valuable legacies; from poor Ingram a diamond worth so much money, and from the other Englishman a tattered Bible which made me a sincere Christian--a legacy in comparison of which the diamond was as dross Philip replied to my letter congratulating me on the sale of the diamond, and informing me that to his letter he had received a reply containing so satisfactory an account of Amy's restored health, that he had written to tell them that I had arrived safe in England, and would be very soon with them. —  The Privateersman
  • This diamond is a blue one--not very large, but a particularly fine stone Of course the necklace is well-known to jewel experts As well-known as any piece of jewellery in Europe. —  The Hand in the Dark
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  1. Middle English diamaunt, from Old French diamant, from Medieval Latin diamās-, diamant-, alteration of Latin adamās; see adamant.

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  1. from Middle English diamaunde, dyamand, diamaunt, diamant = Dutch diamant = Middle High German diamant, diemant, German diamant, demant = Danish Swedish diamant, from Old French (and F.) diamante = Provencal diaman = Spanish Portuguese Italian diamante (Middle Latin diamantes, diamentum, Middle Greek διαμάντε, after Roman), from Latin adamas (adamant-), (1) adamant, (2) the diamond: see adamant. The change of form (in simulation of words with prefix dia-, from Greek διά) is supposed to have been due to some association with Italian diafano = French diaphane, from Greek διαφανής, transparent: see diaphanous.
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