sapphire
noun
/ˈsæf.aɪ̯ə(ɹ)/
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/ˈsæf.aɪ̯ɚ/
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- (countable, and, uncountable) A deep blue colour.
- (tincture) Azure, when blazoning by precious stones.
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- (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.
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