[ˈazjʊə], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- bright blue in colour like a cloudless sky
(e.g: thin streaks of cloud trailed across an azure sky)


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Origin:
Middle English (denoting a blue dye): from Old French asur, azur, from medieval Latin azzurum, azolum, from Arabic al ‘the’ + lāzaward (from Persian lāžward ‘lapis lazuli’)

[ˈazjʊə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a bright blue colour
(e.g: a flash of azure drew my eye to a kingfisher)

- a small butterfly which is typically blue or purplish


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Origin:
Middle English (denoting a blue dye): from Old French asur, azur, from medieval Latin azzurum, azolum, from Arabic al ‘the’ + lāzaward (from Persian lāžward ‘lapis lazuli’)