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How to pronounce “sapphire

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Pronunciation guide for sapphire

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of sapphire with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
Will Superintelligent AI End the World?if they were using tiny sapphire vessels to store the oxygen.
Definition summary
(countable) A clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.

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How to pronounce sapphire

Will Superintelligent AI End the World?

if they were using tiny sapphire vessels to store the oxygen.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “sapphire

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (countable) A clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
  • (countable and uncountable) A white, yellow, or purple variety of corundum, either clear or translucent.
  • (countable and uncountable) A deep blue colour.
  • (heraldry) Azure, when blazoning by precious stones.
  • (countable) Any hummingbird in the genera Hylocharis and Chlorestes, as well as the rufous-throated sapphire, which is now in the genus Amazilia.
  • Any of the butterflies in the southern Asian lycaenid genus Heliophorus or the African lycaenid genus Iolaus.
  • [Adjective]
  • of a deep blue colour.
  • pertaining to a 45th year

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