ultramarine
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noun \-mə-ˈrēn\Definition of ULTRAMARINE
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a (1) : a blue pigment prepared by powdering lapis lazuli (2) : a similar pigment prepared from kaolin, soda ash, sulfur, and charcoal b : any of several related pigments
2
: a vivid blue
See Origin of ULTRAMARINE
Medieval Latin ultramarinus coming from beyond the sea, from Latin ultra- + mare sea — more at marine
First Known Use: 1598
Rhymes with ULTRAMARINE
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2ultramarine
adjectiveDefinition of ULTRAMARINE
: situated beyond the sea
First Known Use of ULTRAMARINE
1652
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