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cerulean

/səˈɹuːli.ən/

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What does cerulean mean?

noun

  1. A greenish-blue color.
  2. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Jamides.

adjective

  1. Sky-blue.

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IPA pronunciation

/səˈɹuːli.ən/

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I depart from the Koordish camp thoroughly satisfied with my experience of their hospitality, but the cerulean waist-scarf bestowed upon me by our Hungarian friend Igali, at Belgrade, no longer adds its embellishments to my personal adornments.
Thomas StevensAround the World on a Bicycle - Volume I From San Francisco to TeheranProject Gutenberg ebook #5136
The cut of this gentleman’s moustache, with the two premature wrinkles in the cheek above it, and the fashion of his garments, in which an exposed shirt-front and a cerulean cravat played perhaps an obtrusive part, completed the conditions of his identity.
Henry JamesThe AmericanProject Gutenberg ebook #177