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cerulean

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ce·ru·le·an /səˈruːliən/ (also cerulean blue) noun [uncountable] literary  CCa deep blue colour like a clear sky 蔚蓝色,天蓝色cerulean adjective
Origin cerulean (1600-1700) Latin caeruleus dark blue, probably from caelum; → CELESTIAL
ce·ru·le·an nounChineseSyllable


cerulean
cerulean /səˈruːliən, sɪˈruːliən/ (also ceˌrulean ˈblue) noun [uncountable] literary
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Latin
 Origin: caeruleus 'dark blue', probably from caelum; celestial
a deep blue colour like a clear sky
—cerulean adjective


cer·ul·eanBrE /sɪˈruːliən/ 🔊NAmE /sɪˈruːliən/ 🔊 adjective (literary) deep blue in colour 深蓝色的;蔚蓝色的