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cyan
[ sahy-an, sahy-uhn ]
/ ˈsaɪ æn, ˈsaɪ ən /
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
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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