opal

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opal

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Borrowed from German Opal, or a learned borrowing from Latin opalus, or borrowed from French opale.

noun opale · opal · opalul · opalele

neuter opal

In English

opal a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness

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"opal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/opal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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opal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/opal

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"opal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/opal.

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@misc{opal_2026,
  title = {opal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/opal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}