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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Marmoreal \Mar*mo"re*al\ (m[aum]r*m[=o]"r[-e]*al), Marmorean \Mar*mo"re*an\ (m[aum]r*m[=o]"r[-e]*an), adjective [L. marmoreus, fr. marmor marble: cf. F. marmor['e]en. See {Marble}.] Pertaining to, or resembling, marble; made of marble.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
marmoreal
adjective
1: resembling marble in smoothness; "skin of marmoreal smoothness" [syn: {marmorean}]
2: like marble in hardness [syn: {marmorean}]
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