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rubin

/ˈɹuːbɪn/

rubin is the alternative form of rubine.

Meaning of rubine

Noun

rubine (countable and uncountable, plural rubines)

  1. A reddish aniline dye.
  2. (archaic, poetic) A ruby.
    • Some [wines] deepe empurpled as the hyacine ,
      Some as the rubine1590, Edmund Spenser, “(please specify the book)”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

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Proper noun capitalized: Rubin

Rubin (plural Rubins)

  1. A male given name from Hebrew, of rather rare usage, variant of Reuben.
  2. A surname transferred from the given name.
    • Pioneering American astronomer Vera Rubin once mentored fellow aspiring female astronomers and advocated for women in science. It’s fitting that the first national US observatory named for a female astronomer is in her honor.2020 January 7, Ashley Strickland, “First US observatory named in honor of a female astronomer, Vera Rubin”, in CNN

Forms of rubin

Noun
pluralrubins
Proper noun
pluralRubins

Words formed from rubin

Questions about rubin

What does rubin mean?
Rubin means a male given name from Hebrew, of rather rare usage, variant of Reuben.
What is rubin the alternative form of?
Rubin is the alternative form of rubine.
What part of speech is rubin?
Rubin is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce rubin?
Rubin is pronounced /ˈɹuːbɪn/.

Words near rubin in the dictionary

  1. Rubik's Cubes
  2. Rubik's cubist
  3. Rubik's cubists
  4. Rubik's Revenge
  5. Rubik's Revenges
  6. rubin
  7. Rubin vase
  8. rubine
  9. rubineous
  10. rubines
  11. Rubino

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