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Definition of turquoise noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

turquoise

noun
 
/ˈtɜːkwɔɪz/
 
/ˈtɜːrkwɔɪz/
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  1. [countable, uncountable] a blue or blue-green semi-precious stone
    • a turquoise brooch
    Topics Clothes and Fashionc2
  2. [uncountable] a blue-green colourTopics Colours and Shapesc1
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French turqueise ‘Turkish (stone)’.
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