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sapphire noun

  /ˈsæf.aɪ̯ə(ɹ)/ , /ˈsæf.aɪ̯ɚ/
  • (countable, and, uncountable) A deep blue colour.
  • (tincture) Azure, when blazoning by precious stones.
 saphir
  • (countable) A clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
  • (countable, and, uncountable) A white, yellow, or purple variety of corundum, either clear or translucent.
  • (countable) Any hummingbird in the genera Hylocharis and Chlorestes, as well as the rufous-throated sapphire, which is now in the genus Amazilia.
  • Any of the butterflies in the southern Asian lycaenid genus Heliophorus or the African lycaenid genus Iolaus.
 saphir, colibri à menton bleu

sapphire adjective

  /ˈsæf.aɪ̯ə(ɹ)/ , /ˈsæf.aɪ̯ɚ/
  • of a deep blue colour.
 saphir
sapphire-rumped parrotlet
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