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onyx

The correct spelling is onyx.

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noun

IPA: /ˈɒnɪks/

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The correct spelling is onyx. A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.
  2. 2.A jet-black color, named after the gemstone.
  3. 3.Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Horaga.

adjective

  1. 1.Jet-black

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