First Known Use: 1598
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1ultramarine
noun ul·tra·ma·rine \-mə-ˈrēn\
: a very bright blue color
Full Definition of ULTRAMARINE
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a (1) : a blue pigment prepared by powdering lapis lazuli (2) : a similar pigment prepared from kaolin, soda ash, sulfur, and charcoal b : any of several related pigments
2
: a vivid blue
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Origin of ULTRAMARINE
Medieval Latin ultramarinus coming from beyond the sea, from Latin ultra- + mare sea — more at marine
Rhymes with ULTRAMARINE
acetylene, adamantine, alexandrine, amphetamine, aquamarine, Benedictine, carbon 13, elephantine, flying machine, garbanzo bean, heart-lung machine, internecine, labyrinthine, merchant marine, milling machine, mujahideen, nanomachine, nouvelle cuisine, Oligocene, Paleocene, pinball machine, rowing machine, simple machine, talking machine, vanilla bean, vending machine, voting machine, washing machine
2ultramarine
adjective
Definition of ULTRAMARINE
: situated beyond the sea
First Known Use of ULTRAMARINE
1652
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