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Uncommonjade
The correct spelling is jade.
How to pronounce jade
/d͡ʒeɪd/
nounIPA: /d͡ʒeɪd/
Say it like: Jad-e
The correct spelling is jade. A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.
- 2.A bright shade of slightly bluish or greyish green, typical of polished jade stones.
- 3.A succulent plant, Crassula ovata.
- 4.A horse too old to be put to work.
- 5.A bad-tempered or disreputable woman.
adjective
- 1.Of a grayish shade of green, typical of jade stones.
verb
- 1.To tire, weary or fatigue
- 2.To treat like a jade; to spurn.
- 3.To make ridiculous and contemptible.
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