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Meaning of ruby

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  ruby
      adj 1: of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to
             orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or
             tomatoes or rubies [syn: {red}, {reddish}, {ruddy},
             {blood-red}, {carmine}, {cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red},
             {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red}, {scarlet}]
      n 1: a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished
           and is valued as a precious gem
      2: a transparent deep red variety of corundum; used as a
         gemstone and in lasers
      3: a deep and vivid red color [syn: {crimson}, {ruby}, {deep
         red}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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