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marmoreal

mar·mo·real

UK/mɑːˈmɔː.ɹɪ.əl/ US/mɑɹˈmo.ɹi.əl/ uncommon literary obsolete

adjective

1.

resembling marble in smoothness

  • “skin of marmoreal smoothness”
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2.

like marble in hardness

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Origin

From Latin marmoreus (“of, pertaining to, consisting of or made of marble; resembling marble; adorned with statues”) + English -al (suffix forming adjectives). Marmoreus is derived from marmor (“block or piece of marble; marble building or statue”) (from Ancient Greek μάρμᾰρος (mármăros, “marble”)) + -eus (suffix forming adjectives from nouns). By surface analysis, Latin marmor + -eal.

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