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technicolour

British  
/ ˈtɛknɪˌkʌlə, ˈtɛknɪˌkʌləd /

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

"This place is transformed by peace; made technicolour by peace; made whole by peace," he said.

From BBC Apr. 12, 2023

She appeared in more than 60 movies across her career, including silent films and one of the first made in technicolour.

From BBC Oct. 19, 2022

And as we have all just witnessed in gory technicolour, party conferences can act as both magnifying glass and megaphone for any party's woes.

From BBC Oct. 8, 2022

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