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am⋅e⋅thyst

  [am-uh-thist]
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–noun
1. a purple or violet quartz, used as a gem.
2. a purplish tint.
–adjective
3. having the color of amethyst.
4. containing or set with an amethyst or amethysts: an amethyst brooch.
Origin:
1250–1300; < L amethystus < Gk améthystos not intoxicating, not intoxicated (so called from a belief that it prevented drunkenness), equiv. to a- a- 6 + methys- (var. s. of methýein to intoxicate; see methylene ) + -tos verbal adj. suffix; r. ME ametist < AF ametiste < L

Related forms:
am⋅e⋅thys⋅tine  [am-uh-this-tin, -tahyn] , adjective
am⋅e⋅thyst⋅like, adjective
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am·e·thyst   (ām'ə-thĭst)   
n.  

  1. A purple or violet form of transparent quartz used as a gemstone.

  2. A purple variety of corundum used as a gemstone.

  3. A moderate purple to grayish reddish purple.


[Middle English amatist, from Old French, from Latin amethystus, from Greek amethustos, not drunk or intoxicating, remedy for intoxication, amethyst : a-, not; see a-1 + *methuskein, to intoxicate (from methuein, to be drunk, from methu, wine; see medhu- in Indo-European roots).]
am'e·thys'tine (-thĭs'tĭn, -tīn') adj.
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amethyst 
violet quartz, c.1290, from O.Fr. ametiste, from L. amethystus, from Gk. amethystos "amethyst," from a- "not" + methyskein "make drunk," from methys "wine," based on the stone's ancient reputation for preventing drunkenness. Spelling restored from M.E. ametist.
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amethyst   (ām'ə-thĭst)  Pronunciation Key 
A purple or violet, transparent form of quartz used as a gemstone. The color is caused by the presence of iron compounds in the crystal structure.
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