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STAR SAPPHIRE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does star sapphire mean?
• STAR SAPPHIRE (noun)
The noun STAR SAPPHIRE has 1 sense:
1. a sapphire that when cut shows a starlike figure in reflected light because of its crystalline structure
Familiarity information: STAR SAPPHIRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sapphire that when cut shows a starlike figure in reflected light because of its crystalline structure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("star sapphire" is a kind of...):
sapphire (a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone)
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