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MAGENTA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I

Synonyms:

Battle of Magenta; Magenta

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Instance hypernyms:

pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)

Domain region:

Italia; Italian Republic; Italy (a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

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

purplish-red; purplish red (a red with a tinge of purple)

Derivation:

magenta (of deep purplish red)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of deep purplish red

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)

Derivation:

magenta (a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta)

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