| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| lazurite |
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| SYLLABICATION: | laz·u·rite |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  l z y -r t , lz -, lzh- |
| NOUN: | A relatively rare blue, violet-blue, or greenish-blue translucent mineral, Na4&sbminus;5Al3Si3O12S, the chief component of lapis lazuli. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Medieval Latin l zur, lapis lazuli (from Arabic lzaward; see lapis lazuli) + –ite1.
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