Saturday, January 30, 2010

adamant

adamant
2 entries found.
1adamant (noun)
2adamant (adjective)
Main Entry: 1ad·a·mant
Pronunciation: \ˈa-də-mənt, -ˌmant\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin adamant-, adamas hardest metal, diamond, from Greek
Date: 14th century
1 : a stone (as a diamond) formerly believed to be of impenetrable hardness
2 : an unbreakable or extremely hard substance



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