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sepia
[ see-pee-uh ]
/ ˈsi pi ə /
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noun
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
a drawing made with this pigment.
a dark brown.
Photography. a print or photograph made in this color.
any of several cuttlefish of the genus Sepia, producing a dark fluid used naturally for defense and, by humans, in ink.
adjective
of a brown, grayish brown, or olive brown similar to that of sepia ink.
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Origin of sepia
OTHER WORDS FROM sepia
se·pi·a·like, adjectivese·pic [see-pik, sep-ik], /ˈsi pɪk, ˈsɛp ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby sepia
Seph., Sephardi, Sephardim, Sepharvites, Sepher Torah, sepia, Sepik, sepiolite, sepmag, sepn., sepoy
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British Dictionary definitions for sepia
sepia
/ (ˈsiːpɪə) /
noun
a dark reddish-brown pigment obtained from the inky secretion of the cuttlefish
any cuttlefish of the genus Sepia
a brownish tone imparted to a photograph, esp an early one such as a calotype. It can be produced by first bleaching a print (after fixing) and then immersing it for a short time in a solution of sodium sulphide or of alkaline thiourea
a brownish-grey to dark yellowish-brown colour
a drawing or photograph in sepia
adjective
of the colour sepia or done in sepiaa sepia print
Word Origin for sepia
C16: from Latin: a cuttlefish, from Greek; related to Greek sēpein to make rotten
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