See also: zircón

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From German Zirkon, possibly via French zircon, formed in the 1780s from Arabic زَرْقُون (zarqūn). Doublet of jargoon.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzɜː(ɹ)kən/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)kən
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zircon (countable and uncountable, plural zircons)

  1. (uncountable) A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey colour and consisting of silica and zirconia.
    • 2012 March, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist[1], volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 June 2012, page 128:
      Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are [] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)
  2. (countable) A crystal of zircon, sometimes used as a false gemstone.
    • 1982, “The Message”, performed by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five:
      A zircon princess, seemed to lost her senses

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Borrowed from German Zirkon, formed in the 1780s from Arabic زَرْقُون (zarqūn). Doublet of jargon.

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zircon m (plural zircons)

  1. zircon

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zircon m (plural zircons)

  1. zircon

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Borrowed from French zircon.

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zircon n (uncountable)

  1. zircon

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