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MAGENTA
magenta
(adjective) of deep purplish red
Magenta, Battle of Magenta
(noun) a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I
magenta
(noun) a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
magenta (countable and uncountable, plural magentas)
A vibrant light purple, purplish-red, reddish-purple, or pinkish purple colour obtained by mixing red and blue light (thus a secondary colour), but primary in the CMYK colour system used in printing.
Synonyms
• fuchsia
• fuchsine
Adjective
magenta (comparative more magenta, superlative most magenta)
having the colour of fuchsia, fuchsine, light purple.
Anagrams
• gateman, magnate, nametag
Proper noun
Magenta
A town in Northern Italy, site of the Battle of Magenta after which the color magenta was named.
Anagrams
• gateman, magnate, nametag
Source: Wiktionary
Ma*gen"ta, n. (Chem.)
Definition: An aniline dye obtained as an amorphous substance having a green bronze surface color, which dissolves to a shade of red; also, the color; -- so called from Magenta, in Italy, in allusion to the battle fought there about the time the dye was discovered. Called also fuchsine, roseĂŻne, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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