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Meaning of AMETHYSTINE

Pronunciation:  `ami'thistin

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 Definition: [adj]  containing or resembling amethyst
 
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Am`e*thys"tine\, a. [L. amethystinus, Gr. ?.]
1. Resembling amethyst, especially in color; bluish violet.

2. Composed of, or containing, amethyst.

 
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