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MONOCHROME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A black-and-white photograph or slide
Synonyms:
black and white; monochrome
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("monochrome" is a kind of...):
exposure; photo; photograph; pic; picture (a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Painting done in a range of tones of a single color
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("monochrome" is a kind of...):
painting; picture (graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface)
Derivation:
monochrome (having or appearing to have only one color)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having or appearing to have only one color
Synonyms:
monochromatic; monochrome; monochromic; monochromous
Classified under:
Similar:
colored; colorful; coloured (having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination)
Derivation:
monochrome (painting done in a range of tones of a single color)
