Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any gem, such as a diamond or ruby, that is expensive because of its rarity or desirability; especially one set into a piece of jewelry.

    Edelstein

    драгоце́нный ка́меньdragocénnyj kámenʹ

    дорогоці́нний ка́міньdorohocínnyj káminʹ, кошто́вний ка́міньkoštóvnyj káminʹ

    a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

Examples

13 sentences
  1. The diamond is a precious stone.

    ruАлмаз - драгоценный камень. — marafon

  2. Some precious stones are very similar to gold.

    ruНекоторые драгоценные камни очень похожи на золото. — odexed

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  3. A crown and a precious stone are very different things.

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  4. An apple is a fruit, and a diamond is a precious stone.

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  5. The precious stone belonged to Tom.

Translations

9 languages
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Forms

plural: precious stones
Singularprecious stone
Pluralprecious stones

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry:jewelgem

See also

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