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sapphire

sapp·hire

UK/ˈsæf.aɪ̯ə/ US/ˈsæf.aɪ̯əɹ/ uncommon
adjective (1) noun (3)

adjective

1.

having the color of a blue sapphire

  • “sapphire eyes”
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noun

1.
2.

a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

3.

Origin

From Middle English saphir, from Old French saphir, from Latin sapphir, sappir, sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros, “precious stone, gem”), from a Semitic language such as Hebrew סַפִּיר (sappī́r, “lapis lazuli”), originally from Assyrian Akkadian šipirtu (“lapis lazuli”).

Phrases

  • blue-chinned sapphire
  • blue-throated sapphire
  • Padparadscha sapphire
  • pink sapphire
  • sapphire anniversary
  • Sapphire Beach
  • sapphire glass
  • sapphire jubilee
  • sea sapphire
  • star sapphire

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