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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sap•phir•ine (saf′ər in, -ə rēn′, -ə rīn′),USA pronunciation adj. - Mineralogyconsisting of sapphire;
like sapphire, esp. in color.
n. - Mineralogya pale-blue or greenish, usually granular mineral, a silicate of magnesium and aluminum.
- Mineralogya blue variety of spinel.
- German Saphirin Greek, as above
- Old French) Greek sappheírinos like lapis lazuli (see sapphire, -ine1); (def. 2)
- late Middle English saphyryn (1375–1425
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