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SEMIPRECIOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does semiprecious mean?
• SEMIPRECIOUS (adjective)
The adjective SEMIPRECIOUS has 1 sense:
1. used of gemstones having less commercial value than precious stones
Familiarity information: SEMIPRECIOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Used of gemstones having less commercial value than precious stones
Context example:
such semiprecious stones as amethyst, garnet, jade, and tourmaline
Similar:
valuable (having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange)
Context examples
Many colored varieties are semiprecious stones.
(Crystalline Silica Quartz, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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