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purple
[ pur-puhl ]
/ ˈpɜr pəl /
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noun
adjective, pur·pler, pur·plest.
verb (used with or without object), pur·pled, pur·pling.
to make or become purple.
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Idioms about purple
born in / to the purple, of royal or exalted birth: Those born to the purple are destined to live in the public eye.
Origin of purple
OTHER WORDS FROM purple
pur·ple·ness, nounWords nearby purple
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British Dictionary definitions for purple
purple
/ (ˈpɜːpəl) /
noun
adjective
Derived forms of purple
purpleness, nounpurplish, adjectivepurply, adjectiveWord Origin for purple
Old English, from Latin purpura purple dye, from Greek porphura the purple fish (Murex)
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