aquamarine
noun
aqua·ma·rine
ˌä-kwə-mə-ˈrēn 
ˌa-
1
: a transparent blue, blue-green, or green variety of beryl used as a gem
2
: a pale blue to light greenish blue
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Aquamarine Has Latin Roots
Aqua marina * is Latin for "seawater", so when a lovely blue-green form of the semiprecious gem known as beryl was given an English name several centuries ago, *aquamarine seemed appropriate. Aquamarine is the ideal color that most of us carry around in our heads when we imagine the waters that lap the shores of the Greek and Caribbean islands on a sunny day. But even the Mediterranean and the Caribbean can take on lots of other colors depending on weather conditions.
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If that’s not enough, the elaborate, colorful jewel boasts an arrangement of green tourmaline, small diamonds, rare baroque South Sea pearls, sapphires, aquamarines, Paraiba tourmalines and tsavorites.
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Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The ever-stunning Lupita Nyong’o (who is an ambassador for Chanel) took the the opportunity to put the house’s famed tailoring in the spotlight, with a custom aquamarine lurex wool pantsuit with a satin collar and a matching bow tie, hat, and a shimmering crystal brooch —also to match.
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
Resorts on the islands were known to smother their meadows with sprawling sheets of plastic laid across the ocean floor in order to offer visitors aquamarine waters with endless sandy bottoms.
—Sarah Stodola, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
The Toi et Moi, or You and Me, brooch combines opal with double rose-cut tourmaline, aquamarine, chrysoberyl, sapphire, spinel, tsavorite, quartz and white diamond.
—David Belcher, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The ever-stunning Lupita Nyong’o (who is an ambassador for Chanel) took the the opportunity to put the house’s famed tailoring in the spotlight, with a custom aquamarine lurex wool pantsuit with a satin collar and a matching bow tie, hat, and a shimmering crystal brooch —also to match.
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
Resorts on the islands were known to smother their meadows with sprawling sheets of plastic laid across the ocean floor in order to offer visitors aquamarine waters with endless sandy bottoms.
—Sarah Stodola, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
The Toi et Moi, or You and Me, brooch combines opal with double rose-cut tourmaline, aquamarine, chrysoberyl, sapphire, spinel, tsavorite, quartz and white diamond.
—David Belcher, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Aquamarine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aquamarine. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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aquamarine
noun
aqua·ma·rine
ˌak-wə-mə-ˈrēn
ˌäk-
1
: a transparent beryl that is blue, blue-green, or green
2
: a pale blue to light greenish blue
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