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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
turquoise /ˈtəːkwɔɪz, -kwɑːz/

▶noun

1 a semi-precious stone, typically opaque and of a greenish-blue or sky-blue colour, consisting of a hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium.

2 a greenish-blue colour.

– origin ME: from OFr. turqueise ‘Turkish (stone)’.

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