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lap·is laz·u·li 
[lap-is laz-oo-lee, -lahy, laz-yoo-, lazh-oo-] Pronunciation Key
[lap-is laz-oo-lee, -lahy, laz-yoo-, lazh-oo-] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a deep-blue mineral composed mainly of lazurite with smaller quantities of other minerals, used mainly as a gem or as a pigment. |
| 2. | a sky-blue color; azure. |
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| lapis laz·u·li
(lāz'ə-lē, -yə-, lāzh'ə-) Pronunciation Key
n. An opaque to translucent blue, violet-blue, or greenish-blue semiprecious gemstone composed mainly of lazurite and calcite. [Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin lapis lazulī : Latin lapis, stone + Medieval Latin lazulī, genitive of lazulum, lapis lazuli (from Arabic lāzaward, from Persian lājward).] |
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lapis lazuli
lapis lazuli
1398, from M.L. "stone of azure," from L. lapis "stone" + M.L. lazuli, gen. of lazulum, from Arabic lazuward (see azure).
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Lapis lazuli
La"pis laz"u*li\ (Min.) An albuminous mineral of a rich blue color. Same as Lazuli, which see.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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