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polychrome

[ pol-ee-krohm ]
/ ˈpɒl iˌkroʊm /
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adjective
being of many or various colors.
decorated or executed in many colors, as a statue, vase, or mural.
verb (used with object), pol·y·chromed, pol·y·chrom·ing.
to paint in many or various colors.
noun
a polychrome object or work.
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Origin of polychrome

1795–1805; earlier polychrom<German <Greek polýchrōmos many-colored. See poly-, -chrome
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British Dictionary definitions for polychrome

polychrome
/ (ˈpɒlɪˌkrəʊm) /

adjective
having various or changing colours; polychromatic
made with or decorated in various colours
noun
a work of art or artefact in many colours
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