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cyan

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cy·an  (sn, -n)
n.
A greenish blue, one of the subtractive primary colors.
[Greek kuanos, dark blue.]
cyan [ˈsaɪæn ˈsaɪən]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) a highly saturated green-blue that is the complementary colour of red and forms, with magenta and yellow, a set of primary colours
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) of this colour a cyan filter
[from Greek kuanos dark blue]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cyancyan - a primary subtractive color for light; has a blue-green color
blue green, bluish green, teal - a blue-green color or pigment; "they painted it a light shade of bluish green"
Adj.1.cyan - of a bluish shade of green
blue-green, bluish green, teal
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue


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