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ultramarine definition

ultra·ma·rine (ul′trə mə rēn′)

adjective

  1. beyond the sea
  2. deep-blue

Etymology: ML ultramarinus: see ultra- & marine

noun

  1. a blue pigment originally made by grinding lapis lazuli to a powder
  2. a blue pigment of similar chemical composition prepared from other substances
  3. any of certain other pigments yellow ultramarine
  4. deep blue

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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