What is the meaning of Sapphire?

  • (n.) The color of the gem; bright blue.
  • (n.) Any humming bird of the genus Hylocharis, native of South America. The throat and breast are usually bright blue.
  • (a.) Of or resembling sapphire; sapphirine; blue.
  • (n.) Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, Al2O3; corundum; especially, the blue transparent variety of corundum, highly prized as a gem.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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