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mazarine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
mazarine
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dark blue color.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Of a dark blue color.

noun

A forcemeat entrée.

noun

The platform beneath the stage in a large theater.

adj

Of or relating to Cardinal Mazarin (Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino; 1602–1661), Italian Catholic cardinal, diplomat, and politician.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Perhaps from the name either of Cardinal Mazarin or of the Duchesse de Mazarin, but the Oxford English Dictionary states that the evidence is lacking and that it is not found in French dictionaries.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mazarines (plural) more Mazarine (comparative) most Mazarine (superlative)

Phrases

mazarine blue

Questions

What does mazarine mean?
A dark blue color.
Where does mazarine come from?
Perhaps from the name either of Cardinal Mazarin or of the Duchesse de Mazarin, but the Oxford English Dictionary states that the evidence is lacking and that it is not found in French dictionaries.

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