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marmorean

marmorean adjective: marmoreal.

Adjective

marmorean (comparative more marmorean, superlative most marmorean)

  1. (obsolete) marmoreal.

Forms of marmorean

comparativemore marmorean
superlativemost marmorean

Origin of marmorean

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

Questions about marmorean

What does marmorean mean?
Marmorean means marmoreal.
What part of speech is marmorean?
Marmorean is an adjective.

Words near marmorean in the dictionary

  1. marmorealize
  2. marmorealized
  3. marmorealizes
  4. marmorealizing
  5. marmoreally
  6. marmorean
  7. marmoreous
  8. marmoress
  9. marmoric
  10. marmorised
  11. marmorization

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