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   lapis lazuli

   /ˌlapɪs ˈlazjʊlʌɪ/

   noun

   • 1. a bright blue metamorphic rock consisting largely of lazurite, used for decoration and in jewellery.
   • ▪ a bright blue pigment formerly made by crushing lapis lazuli.
   • ▪ a bright blue colour.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin lapis ‘stone’ and medieval Latin lazuli, genitive of lazulum, from Persian lāžward ‘lapis lazuli’. Compare with azure.

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