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lapis lazuli
(lap′is laz′yo̵̅o̅ lī′, -laz̸h′-; -lē′)
noun
- an azure-blue, opaque semiprecious stone, a mixture of various minerals
- its color
Origin: ModL < L lapis, a stone + ML lazuli, gen. of lazulus, azure < Ar lāzaward: see azure
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noun
An opaque to translucent blue, violet-blue, or greenish-blue semiprecious gemstone composed mainly of lazurite and calcite.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Medieval Latin lapis lazulī
Origin: : Latin lapis, stone
Origin: + Medieval Latin lazulī
Origin: , genitive of lazulum, lapis lazuli (from Arabic lāzaward, from Persian lājward)
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