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MONOCHROME
monochromatic, monochrome, monochromic, monochromous
(adjective) having or appearing to have only one color
monochrome
(noun) painting done in a range of tones of a single color
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
monochrome (countable and uncountable, plural monochromes)
A black and white image, especially such a photograph.
(dated) A painting executed in shades of a single colour.
A ceramic glaze of a single colour; an object so glazed.
Adjective
monochrome (not comparable)
Having only one colour.
(photography) Representing colours with shades of gray.
Source: Wiktionary
Mon"o*chrome, n. Etym: [Gr. monochrome.]
Definition: A painting or drawing in a single color; a picture made with a single color.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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