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Word: Magenta
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: named after Magenta in northern Italy, site of a battle (1859) fought shortly before the red dye was discovered
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
məˈdʒɛntə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a light mauvish-crimson which is one of the primary subtractive colours, complementary to green
Short Definition:light mauvish-crimson which is one of primary subtractive colours
Examples:- bright pink double flowers each lined in dark magenta
- a short magenta dress
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