Crystal
From the English word crystal, referring to clear colourless glass sometimes cut into gemstone shapes, ultimately from Greek meaning ice.
Meaning and origin
Crystal comes directly from the English vocabulary word for clear, colourless glass or quartz crystal, sometimes cut into gemstone shapes.
How to pronounce Crystal
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