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lazuli

[laz-uh-lee, -lahy, lazh-uh-]

noun

lapis lazuli.

Origin:
1780–90

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lapis lazuli (ˈlæpɪs)

—n
1.	a brilliant blue variety of the mineral lazurite, used as a gemstone
2.	the deep blue colour of lapis lazuli

[C14: from Latin lapis stone + Medieval Latin lazulī, from lazulum, from Arabic lāzaward, from Persian lāzhuward, of obscure origin]

lazuli

—n
1.	a brilliant blue variety of the mineral lazurite, used as a gemstone
2.	the deep blue colour of lapis lazuli

[C14: from Latin lapis stone + Medieval Latin lazulī, from lazulum, from Arabic lāzaward, from Persian lāzhuward, of obscure origin]

lazuli (ˈlæzjʊˌlaɪ)

—n
	short for lapis lazuli

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