magenta
1 Americannoun
noun
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a deep purplish red that is the complementary colour of green and, with yellow and cyan, forms a set of primary colours
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( as adjective )
a magenta filter
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another name for fuchsin
Etymology
Origin of magenta
After Magenta, because the dye was discovered the year of the battle.
Example Sentences
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She’s wearing a two-piece magenta bathing suit and a faded basketball jersey as a cover-up.
From Literature
His color went from deep purple to medium magenta.
From Literature
Her crown flowers are tipped in magenta, the stalks reaching high above my head.
From Literature
I turn to see Autumn, sprinting up the street with a newly donned magenta track jacket and a pair of Adidas sneakers.
From Literature
There are dozens of her favored shirt form, each made from the same sewing pattern in colors ranging anywhere from beige to a deep magenta.
From Los Angeles Times
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