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marmorean

adjective

Latin root: marmoreus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about marmorean at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Of or relating to or characteristic of marble.

Origin

From Latin marmoreus (“of marble”), from marmor (“marble”) + -e- + -an.

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