[məˈdʒɛntə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a light mauvish-crimson which is one of the primary subtractive colours, complementary to green
(e.g: bright pink double flowers each lined in dark magenta)


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Origin:
mid 19th century: named after Magenta in northern Italy, site of a battle (1859) fought shortly before the red dye was discovered