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Meaning of blue-green in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌbluːˈɡriːn/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    blue-green

    Definitions

    1. a bluish shade of green

    Synonyms

    • chromatic
  2. Noun

    blue-green

    Etymology

    mid 17th century; earliest use found in John Sparrow (1615–1670), translator and lawyer. From blue + green

    Definitions

    1. a shade of green tinged with blue

    Examples

    • « they painted it a light shade of bluish green »

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