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ultramarine
(ul′trə mə rēn′)
noun
- a blue pigment originally made by grinding lapis lazuli to a powder
- a blue pigment of similar chemical composition prepared from other substances
- any of certain other pigments: yellow ultramarine
- deep blue
See ultramarine in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. A blue pigment made from powdered lapis lazuli.b. A similar pigment made synthetically by heating clay, sodium carbonate, and sulfur together.
- A vivid or strong blue to purplish blue.
- Of the color ultramarine.
- Of or from a place beyond the sea.
Origin:
Origin: From Medieval Latin ultrāmarīnus, from beyond the sea
Origin: : Latin ultrā, ultra-
Origin: + Latin marīnus, of the sea (from mare, sea; see mori- in Indo-European roots)
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