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cerulean

[ suh-roo-lee-uhn ]

adjective

  1. deep blue; sky blue; azure.
  2. Heraldry. a sky-blue tincture, used especially on the Continent.


cerulean

/ ²õɪˈ°ù³Ü˱ôɪə²Ô /

noun

    1. a deep blue colour; azure
    2. ( as adjective )

      a cerulean sea

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cerulean1

1660–70; < Latin caerule ( us ) dark blue, azure (akin to caelum sky) + -an
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cerulean1

C17: from Latin caeruleus, probably from caelum sky
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A pulsating mass of cerulean edged in white is at the core of this compact, not-quite-square painting, at 30 by 36 inches just six inches wider than it is high.

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“San Francisco has never abandoned its values of compassion and second chances,†said Breed, wearing one of her signature suits, this one a bold cerulean blue.

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After all, it wasn’t easy: it took a 3,000-mile, 13-year detour to get on the right path — all thanks to a cerulean doughnut truck covered in sprinkles.

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DB, a slacker pool cleaner with eyes the same cerulean shade as the chlorinated body of water he tends to with an almost religious ecstasy.

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Whether ultramarine, cerulean, Egyptian or cobalt, blue pigments have colored artworks for centuries.

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