Ruby Definition
ro͝obē
rubies
noun
rubies
A clear, deep-red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
Webster's New World
Something made of this stone, as a watch bearing.
Webster's New World
Deep red.
Webster's New World
Something having this color.
Webster's New World
A feminine name.
Webster's New World
pronoun
A female given name.
Wiktionary
A dynamic, reflective, general-purpose object-oriented programming language developed in the 1990s.
Wiktionary
A city in Alaska.
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A town in South Carolina.
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A town in Wisconsin.
Wiktionary
adjective
Deep-red.
Webster's New World
Of the color ruby.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Ruby
Noun
Singular:
ruby
Plural:
rubiesOrigin of Ruby
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Middle English from Old French rubi from Medieval Latin rubīnus (lapis) red (stone), ruby from Latin rubeus red reudh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From the British 5.5-point font Ruby, used for annotations in printed documents.
From Wiktionary
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From Latin rubeus (“red").
From Wiktionary
From the precious stone.
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