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Definition of: sapphire
(saf′īr) noun
1. Any of various gemstones consisting of corundum of a color other than red but especially blue.
2. A jewel fashioned of sapphire.
3. Deep pure blue. [<OF sapir <L sapphirus, sapp(h)ir <Gk. sappheiros, a gemstone <Semitic,? ult. <Skt. sanipriya dear to the planet Saturn]
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