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(am′ə·thist) noun
A violet to purple gemstone consisting of either quartz or corundum.
2. A violet to purple color.
—adjective Violet or purple. [<OF ametiste <L amethystus <Gk. amethystos not drunken <a- not + methystos drunken <methy wine; from the ancient belief that a wearer of the stone would be unaffected by wine]
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