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beryl - Word of the Day - Tue May 23, 2023

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beryl - (noun) - a very hard mineral, of which emerald and aquamarine are two varieties

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A beryl is no diamond, but it looks cool all the same.

 

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The first time I ran across this word was in The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet.

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I found it strange at the time, because I'd never heard this term before, but I ran across a woman named Beryl shortly after I'd graduated from college.  

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