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philosopher's stone
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philosopher's stone
(noun)
philosopher's stone
noun
philosopher's stone
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
[
singular
]
:
an imaginary substance that people in the past believed had the power to change other metals into gold
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