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multicoloured

British  
/ ˈmʌltɪˌkʌləd /

adjective

  1. having many colours

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The subtropical southern Japanese region boasts some of the world's most biodiverse hubs of normally multicoloured coral, but a 2024 marine heatwave created "graveyards" of ghostly pale or sickly brown organisms.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

You’ll meet athletic European Millennials wearing multicoloured sunglasses, grey-haired US retirees with epic adventure tales from their ’70s heydays, and everyone else in between — including eager-to-learn alpine virgins like myself.

From National Geographic Apr. 16, 2023

The Welsh region appeared from the tunnel sporting their alternative multicoloured kit and Barbarians-like sock variety, with each player's colours representing the clubs they played for.

From BBC Dec. 17, 2022

The multicoloured 3x3x3 puzzle, which has become one of Hungary's most prominent innovations, is still popular among young and old, with hundreds of millions sold worldwide.

From Reuters Jul. 28, 2022

From Fluelen the rockets rose, scattering their multicoloured stars; Venetian lanterns went and came in boats that remained invisible while bearing bands of music and pleasure-seekers.

From Tartarin On The Alps by Katharine Prescott Wormeley

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