 magenta |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (color) a dark purple-red; the dye was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta | |
| Synonyms: | fuchsia | |
| Related terms: | purplish_red | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] deep purplish red | |
| Related terms: | chromatic | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (military) a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I | |
| Synonyms: | battle_of_Magenta | |
| Related terms: | pitched_battle Italy Italy | |
| Similar spelling: |
massenet MacIntyre macintosh |
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