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lapis lazuli
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lapis lazu·li (lap′is laz′yo̵̅o̅ lī′, -laz̸h′-; -lē′)
noun
- an azure-blue, opaque semiprecious stone, a mixture of various minerals
- its color
Etymology: ModL < L lapis, a stone + ML lazuli, gen. of lazulus, azure < Ar lāzaward: see azure
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