marmoreal

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɑːˈmɔːɹɪəl/

Adjective

marmoreal

1. Resembling marble or a marble statue.
   • 1943, H. P. Lovecraft, The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath

     For in no wise could he leave that lofty spot, or descend the wide marmoreal flights.

   • 1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast

     Irma had collapsed into a chair, and her long marmoreal face was buried in her hands.

Synonyms

• (resembling marble) marmoraceous (obsolete)

Translations

• French: marmoréen

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