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Definition of: lapis lazuli
(lap′is laz′y
·lī)
1. A rich blue complex mixture of minerals, originally used to produce ultramarine and by the ancients for decoration, and believed to be their sapphire.
2. The color of this substance. [<NL <L lapis a stone + Med. L lazuli, genitive of lazulus azure <Arabic lāzaward. See AZURE.]
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