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magenta
[ muh-jen-tuh ]
/ məˈdʒɛn tə /
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noun
a purplish red.
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Origin of magenta
After Magenta, because the dye was discovered the year of the battle.
Words nearby magenta
Magellanic cloud, Magellanic Clouds, Magellan, Strait of, Magen David, Magendie, magenta, magfilm, maggid, Maggie, Maggiore, maggot
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Magenta
[ muh-jen-tuh ]
/ məˈdʒɛn tə /
noun
a town in N Italy, W of Milan: the French and Sardinians defeated the Austrians here 1859.
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British Dictionary definitions for magenta
magenta
/ (məˈdʒɛntə) /
noun
- a deep purplish red that is the complementary colour of green and, with yellow and cyan, forms a set of primary colours
- (as adjective)a magenta filter
another name for fuchsin
Word Origin for magenta
C19: named after Magenta, Italy, alluding to the blood shed in a battle there (1859)
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