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Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: azur, probably from Old Spanish, from Arabic lazaward, from Persian lazhuward

azure

 adjective
     
Related topics: Colours
az‧ure
CC having a bright blue colour like the sky
—azure noun [uncountable]
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