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lapis lazuli definition

lapis lazu·li (lap′is laz′yo̵̅o̅ lī′, -laz̸h′-; -lē′)

noun

  1. an azure-blue, opaque semiprecious stone, a mixture of various minerals
  2. its color

Etymology: ModL < L lapis, a stone + ML lazuli, gen. of lazulus, azure < Ar lāzaward: see azure

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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