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n. C2 Proficiency US //ˈeɪbəˌɫiz// abeles
n. a type of small, round, flat stone that is used to make jewelry. It is a very rare and expensive gemstone.
n. a rare, translucent, pale greenish-blue mineral of the beryl family, used as a gemstone. Often referred to as 'emerald' in older or non-specialist contexts.
The jeweler showed us a beautiful abele ring.
The museum displayed a collection of rare abeles that had been mined from deep within the mountains.
While modern gemology distinguishes abeles from emeralds, historical collections often treat them as the same stone, reflecting a lack of standardized classification in the past.