marmoreal

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(mär môr′ē əl)

adjective

  1. of marble
  2. like marble; cold, white, smooth, hard, etc.
Also marmorean

Origin: < L marmoreus < marmor, marble + -al

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See marmoreal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Resembling marble, as in smoothness, whiteness, or hardness.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin marmoreus

Origin: , from marmor, marble

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  • mar·moˈre·al·ly adverb
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