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    CERULEAN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A light shade of blueplay

    Synonyms:

    azure; cerulean; lazuline; sapphire; sky-blue

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    Hypernyms ("cerulean" is a kind of...):

    blue; blueness (blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime)

    Derivation:

    cerulean (of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky)

     II. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October skyplay

    Example:

    October's bright blue weather

    Synonyms:

    azure; bright blue; cerulean; sky-blue

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)

    Derivation:

    cerulean (a light shade of blue)

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