cyan
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cy·an
(sī′ăn′, -ən)n.
A greenish blue, one of the subtractive primary colors.
[Greek kuanos, dark blue.]
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cyan
(ˈsaɪæn; ˈsaɪən)n
(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
(Colours) of this colour: a cyan filter.
[C19: from Greek kuanos dark blue]
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cy′an blue′
n.
a greenish blue color.
[1875–80]
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| Noun | 1. |  cyan - a primary subtractive color for light; has a blue-green colorblue 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 chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue |
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