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ultramarine

ult·ra·ma·rine

UK/ˌʌltɹəməˈɹiːn/ US/ˌəltɹəməˈɹin/ uncommon archaic
noun (2) adjective (1)

noun

1.
2.

vivid blue to purple-blue

adjective

1.

of a brilliant pure blue to purplish blue color

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Origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ultrāmarīnus, from Latin ultrā (“beyond”) + marīnus (“of or relating to the sea, marine”). By surface analysis, ultra + marine. Noun sense 1 (“pigment”) refers to the fact that lapis lazuli was obtained from foreign countries and hence “beyond the sea”.

Phrases

  • green ultramarine
  • ultramarine ash

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