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essonite

American

[es-uh-nahyt] / ˈɛs əˌnaɪt /

noun

Mineralogy. a variety of grossularite garnet.

essonite British

/ ˈɛsəˌnaɪt /

noun

a variant spelling of hessonite

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Etymology

Origin of essonite

1810–20; < French < Greek hḗssōn less, inferior + -ītēs -ite ¹

Example Sentences

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CINNAMON-STONE, a variety of garnet, belonging to the lime-alumina type, known also as essonite or hessonite, from the Gr. ἣσσων, “inferior,” in allusion to its being less hard and less dense than most other garnet.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

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