Meaning & use
Faceted
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Having many facets, or flat surfaces, as in a cut gemstone; figuratively, having many distinct aspects or sides.
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The ring featured a beautifully faceted sapphire.
It's a highly faceted issue with legal, ethical, and economic dimensions.
A note on using this word
The figurative sense, as in "a multi-faceted personality," is now at least as common as the literal gem-cutting sense.
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2. adjective
Having a specific number of cut facets, as of a gemstone.
The jeweler showed her an octagonally faceted emerald.
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