aquamarine
noun
aqua·ma·rine
ˌä-kwə-mə-ˈrēn 
ˌa-
1
: a transparent blue, blue-green, or green variety of beryl used as a gem
2
: a pale blue to light greenish blue
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Aquamarine Has Latin Roots
Aqua marina * is Latin for "seawater", so when a lovely blue-green form of the semiprecious gem known as beryl was given an English name several centuries ago, *aquamarine seemed appropriate. Aquamarine is the ideal color that most of us carry around in our heads when we imagine the waters that lap the shores of the Greek and Caribbean islands on a sunny day. But even the Mediterranean and the Caribbean can take on lots of other colors depending on weather conditions.
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Windy conditions didn’t stop us from paddling through its wavy, aquamarine waters while snapping smiling selfies.
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Kimberly Lyn, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
But the creation was so popular that other grandes dames of international society were soon donning their own versions—affixed to semiprecious and precious stones such as aquamarine and morganite.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
The sea shone in the heat, switching color abruptly from a light teal to a deeper aquamarine.
—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
The Emmy Award-winning actress and comedian was also known to wear an enormous emerald-cut aquamarine on her left ring finger, rumored to have been given by Arnaz.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
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Kimberly Lyn, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
But the creation was so popular that other grandes dames of international society were soon donning their own versions—affixed to semiprecious and precious stones such as aquamarine and morganite.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
The sea shone in the heat, switching color abruptly from a light teal to a deeper aquamarine.
—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
The Emmy Award-winning actress and comedian was also known to wear an enormous emerald-cut aquamarine on her left ring finger, rumored to have been given by Arnaz.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Aquamarine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aquamarine. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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aquamarine
noun
aqua·ma·rine
ˌak-wə-mə-ˈrēn
ˌäk-
1
: a transparent beryl that is blue, blue-green, or green
2
: a pale blue to light greenish blue
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