First Known Use: 14th century
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sardonyx
noun sar·don·yx \sär-ˈdä-niks also ˈsär-də-niks\
Definition of SARDONYX
: an onyx having parallel layers of sard
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Origin of SARDONYX
Middle English sardonix, from Latin sardonyx, from Greek
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