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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Jewel VS gem

A jewel is a cut stone, what about a gem is it also 'cut' or it doesn't have to be?
  

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gemstone : noun : a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry gem : noun : a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry noun : a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

  • gemstone : noun : a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry gem : noun : a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry noun : a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
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gemstone: noun: a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry

gem: noun: a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
noun: a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

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