marmoreal
Meaning
- (literary) Resembling marble or a marble statue; cold, smooth, white, etc.; marblelike.
- (literary, obsolete) Made out of marble.
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mɑːˈmɔː.ɹɪ.əl/
Etymology
From Latin marmoreus (“of, pertaining to, consisting of or made of marble; resembling marble; adorned with statues”) + English -al (suffix forming adjectives). Marmoreus is derived from marmor (“block or piece of marble; marble building or statue”) (from Ancient Greek μάρμᾰρος (mármăros, “marble”)) + -eus (suffix forming adjectives from nouns).
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