Unscramble

m 3 a 1 r 1 m 3 o 1 r 1 e 1 a 1 l 1

9 letters · 13 points in Scrabble

Meaning

adjective of or relating to or characteristic of marble

originFrom Latin marmoreus (“of, pertaining to, consisting of or made of marble; resembling marble; adorned with statues”) + English -al (suffix forming adjectives). Marmoreus is derived from marmor (“block or piece of marble; marble building or statue”) (from Ancient Greek μάρμᾰρος (mármăros, “marble”)) + -eus (suffix forming adjectives from nouns). By surface analysis, Latin marmor + -eal.

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