magenta

[ muh-jen-tuh ]
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noun
  1. a purplish red.

Origin of magenta

1
After Magenta, because the dye was discovered the year of the battle.

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Magenta
[ muh-jen-tuh ]

noun
  1. a town in N Italy, W of Milan: the French and Sardinians defeated the Austrians here 1859.

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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

  1. another name for fuchsin

Origin of magenta

1
C19: named after Magenta, Italy, alluding to the blood shed in a battle there (1859)

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