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ˌlapɪs ˈlazjʊlʌɪ,
-li/
n.
- a bright blue metamorphic rock consisting largely of lazurite, used in jewellery.
- ultramarine, originally made by crushing this rock.
Etymology
ME: from L. lapis ‘stone’ and med. L. lazuli, genitive of lazulum, from Pers. lāžward ‘lapis lazuli’; cf. azure.
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