margaric

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adjective

Pertaining to pearl or pearls (rare except in the designation of margaric acid)

OriginFrench margarique ← Ancient Greek μάργαρον →
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Meanings

adjectivemargaric (comparative more margaric, superlative most margaric)

comparative more margaric · superlative most margaric

  1. Pertaining to pearl or pearls (rare except in the designation of margaric acid)

    The men in her life were all swine before whom she'd cast the margaric treasures of her mind and body.

    1971, Anthony Burgess, M/F, Penguin, published 2004, page 31

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμάργαρον“pearl”
  2. Frenchmargarique
  3. Englishmargaric

From French margarique (in acide margarique), ultimately from Ancient Greek μάργαρον (márgaron, “pearl”).

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APA

margaric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/margaric

MLA

“margaric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/margaric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “margaric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/margaric.

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