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Definition of lapis lazuli noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lapis lazuli

noun

/ˌlæpɪs ˈlæzjʊli/

/ˌlæpɪs ˈlæzəli/

[uncountable]

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a bright blue stone, used in making jewellery
Word Originlate 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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