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marmoreal

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mar·mo·re·al  (mär-môr-l, -mr-) also mar·mo·re·an (--n)
adj.
Resembling marble, as in smoothness, whiteness, or hardness.
[From Latin marmoreus, from marmor, marble.]
mar·more·al·ly adv.
marmoreal [mɑːˈmɔːrɪəl] less commonly, marmorean
adj
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) of, relating to, or resembling marble a marmoreal complexion
[from Latin marmoreus, from marmor marble]
marmoreally  adv
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Adj.1.marmoreal - of or relating to or characteristic of marble
marmorean
Translations
marmoreal [mɑːˈmɔːrɪəl] ADJ → marmóreo
marmoreal
adj → marmorn, aus Marmor; (= resembling marble) → marmorartig


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Perhaps her face was rigidly set--but that marmoreal impassiveness, that magnificent stolidity, as of a wonderful statue by some great sculptor working under the curse of the gods; that imposing, unthinking stillness of her features, had till then mirrored for him the tranquil dignity of a soul of which he had thought himself--as a matter of course--the inexpugnable possessor.
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