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marmoreal

or mar·mo·re·an

[ mahr-mawr-ee-uh l, -mohr- ]
/ mɑrˈmɔr i əl, -ˈmoʊr- /
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adjective

of or like marble: skin of marmoreal smoothness.

Words related to marmoreal

alabaster

Words nearby marmoreal

marmara, marmes man, marmite, marmolada, marmorated, marmoreal, marmoset, marmot, marne, maroc, marocain

Origin of marmoreal

1790–1800; < Latin marmore(us) made of marble (see marble, -eous) + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM marmoreal

mar·mo·re·al·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for marmoreal

marmoreal

less commonly marmorean

/ (mɑːˈmɔːrɪəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling marblea marmoreal complexion

Derived forms of marmoreal

marmoreally, adverb

Word Origin for marmoreal

C18: from Latin marmoreus, from marmor marble
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