transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsæfaɪə ]
n. & adj. --n. 1 a transparent blue precious stone consisting of corundum. 2 precious transparent corundum of any colour. 3 the bright blue of a sapphire. 4 a humming-bird with bright blue colouring. --adj. of sapphire blue. øsapphire wedding a 45th wedding anniversary. øøsapphirine adj. [ME f. OF safir f. L sapphirus f. Gk sappheiros prob. = lapis lazuli]