CYAN

cyan

(noun) a primary subtractive color for light; has a blue-green color

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cyan (countable and uncountable, plural cyans)

A vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light.

Adjective

cyan (comparative more cyan, superlative most cyan)

Of the colour cyan.

Anagrams

• -ancy, cany

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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