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parti-coloured

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parti-coloured, party-coloured [ˈpɑːtɪˌkʌləd]
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) having different colours in different parts; variegated
[C16 parti, from (obsolete) party of more than one colour, from Old French: striped, from Latin partīre to divide]
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parti-coloured parti-colored (US) [ˈpɑːtɪˌkʌləd] ADJ → de diversos colores, multicolor, abigarrado
parti-coloured, (US) parti-colored
adj → bunt, vielfarbig
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