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cyan
[ sahy-an, sahy-uhn ]
/ ˈsaɪ æn, ˈsaɪ ən /
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Origin of cyan
First recorded in 1885–90, cyan is from the Greek word kýanos dark blue
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cyan
/ (ˈsaɪæn, ˈsaɪən) /
noun
a highly saturated green-blue that is the complementary colour of red and forms, with magenta and yellow, a set of primary colours
adjective
of this coloura cyan filter
Word Origin for cyan
C19: from Greek kuanos dark blue
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