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local color definition

local color

behavior, speech, etc. characteristic of a certain region or time, depicted in a novel, play, etc. to add authenticity

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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