magenta
adjective/məˈdʒentə/
/məˈdʒentə/
- between red and purple in colourTopics Colours and Shapesc2Word Originmid 19th cent.: named after Magenta in northern Italy, site of a battle (1859) fought shortly before the red dye was discovered.
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