gemology

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gem·ol·o·gy

or gem·mol·o·gy (jĕ-mŏl′ə-jē)

The study of gems.

gem′o·log′i·cal (jĕm′ə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) adj.

gem·ol′o·gist n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

gemology

(dʒɛˈmɒlədʒɪ) or

gemmology

(Minerals) the branch of mineralogy that is concerned with gems and gemstones

gemological, gemmological adj

gemˈologist, gemˈmologist n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

gem•ol•o•gy

or gem•mol•o•gy

(dʒɛˈmɒl ə dʒi)

n.

the science dealing with gemstones.

[1965–70]

gem•o•log•i•cal (ˌdʒɛm əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl) adj.

gem•ol′o•gist, n.

Translations

gemmologia

gemology

[dʒɛˈmɒlədʒɪ] n → gemmologia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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