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sepia
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[ˈsiːpɪə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a reddish-brown colour associated particularly with monochrome photographs of the 19th and early 20th centuries
(e.g: old sepia photographs)
- a blackish fluid secreted by a cuttlefish as a defensive screen
Phrases:
Origin
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late Middle English (denoting a cuttlefish): via Latin from Greek sēpia ‘cuttlefish’. The current senses date from the early 19th century
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