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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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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

The glossy technicolour paints, the chrome, the shiny new spokes - they all glisten in bright light.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2023

"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

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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