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colors

  • plural
    of color.
    color
    noun
    the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
  • present tense form
    of color (3rd person singular).
    color
    noun
    the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.

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Scientists cannot yet determine the exact colors that produced the pattern.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

To prefer these easily manipulable miniatures, however vivid their colors, to the messy present is a form of evasion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

I’m hoping people see that all the colors and shapes and how bedazzled I am is a reflection of my identity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

It is available in two colors, "star white" and "night sky."

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Just as in Asamando, dashikis seem to be a go-to clothing here—but the variation of designs, lengths, and colors is mind-boggling.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer