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Matura diamond
or Mata·ra diamond
[ mah-ter-uh, mat-er-uh ]
noun
, Jewelry.
- a zircon heat-treated to render it colorless: not a true diamond.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Matura diamond1
First recorded in 1875–80; after Matura, town in Sri Lanka
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