cerulean

[ suh-roo-lee-uhn ]
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adjective, noun
  1. deep blue; sky blue; azure.

  2. Heraldry. a sky-blue tincture, used especially on the Continent.

Origin of cerulean

1
1660–70; <Latin caerule(us) dark blue, azure (akin to caelum sky) + -an

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British Dictionary definitions for cerulean

cerulean

/ (sɪˈruːlɪən) /


noun
    • a deep blue colour; azure

    • (as adjective): a cerulean sea

Origin of cerulean

1
C17: from Latin caeruleus, probably from caelum sky

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