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MAUVE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A moderate purple

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("mauve" is a kind of...):

purple; purpleness (a purple color or pigment)

Derivation:

mauve (of a pale to moderate greyish violet color)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Of a pale to moderate greyish violet color

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)

Derivation:

mauve (a moderate purple)

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