ULTRAMARINE


Meaning of ULTRAMARINE in English

/ ˌʌltrəməˈriːn; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a bright blue colour

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin ultramarinus beyond the sea; the name of the pigment is from obsolete Italian (azzurro) oltramarino , literally (azure) from overseas.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.