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technicolour

British  
/ ˈtɛknɪˌkʌlə /

adjective

  1. brightly, showily, or garishly coloured; vividly noticeable

"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 childhood bunk bed was a technicolour dreamcoat of late-night results, felt tip pen scribbled on the oak-stained frame a record of who was winning the ultimate, never-ending championship of brotherly video game encounters.

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

More waste arrives daily, piling up like technicolour snowdrifts along the roads and rivers of Xa Cau, one of hundreds of "craft" recycling villages encircling Vietnam's capital Hanoi where waste is sorted, shredded and melted.

From Barron's ● Dec. 16, 2025

"Coming out of all that, I just wanted to create joy and technicolour, and explore cultures in the countries I was touring."

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025

He met Adam while on leave, after finding the courage to go to a gay bar for the first time - and at that moment, he says, "life turned from monochrome to technicolour".

From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2025

The Irishman dragged England's limited-overs cricket from bland black and white into glorious technicolour.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2022

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