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What is the noun for sapphire?

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sapphire
  1. (countable) A clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
  2. (countable and uncountable) A white, yellow, or purple variety of corundum, either clear or translucent.
  3. (countable and uncountable) A deep blue colour.
  4. (countable) A type of South American hummingbird (Chlorestes notata) also called blue-chinned sapphire.
sapphirine
  1. (mineralogy) A rare silicate of magnesium and aluminium (with iron as a major impurity), named for its sapphirelike colour.
sapphirines
  1. plural of sapphirine
sapphires
  1. plural of sapphire
  2. Examples:
    1. “Some of their pieces are made of plain white gold, while others are embellished with diamonds, sapphires, rubies or pearls.”
      “Cascades of earls, rubies, sapphires, diamonds and tortoiseshell hatpins, 76 items in all, poured out.”
      “It was composed of a precious pink sapphire of 20.35 carats, several sapphires, colourful diamonds and natural pearls.”
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