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Purple
/ˈpɜː(ɹ).pəl/
A colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue; dark magenta.
📖 Definitions of "Purple"
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A colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue; dark magenta.
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(colour theory) Any non-spectral colour on the line of purples on a colour chromaticity diagram or a colour wheel between violet and red.
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Cloth, or a garment, dyed a purple colour; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple robe or mantle worn by Ancient Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity.
"to put on the imperial purple"
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(by extension) Imperial power, because the colour purple was worn by emperors and kings.
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To turn purple in colour.
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To dye purple.
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To clothe in purple.
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Having a colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue.
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Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support, as in purple state, purple city.
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(in Netherlands and Belgium) Mixed between social democrats and liberals.
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Imperial; regal.
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A recreational drug based on cough syrup, popular in the hip-hop community in the southern United States.
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