In the English language, the stone material is universally called marble, deriving from the ancient Greek term marmaros, meaning shining or gleaming stone, which describes how polished crystalline limestone catches light. In domestic and recreational contexts, the exact same English word is also used to describe the small spherical toys children use in traditional games, a linguistic coincidence stemming from the fact that early play spheres were historically carved from scraps of real marble stone.
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