magenta
magenta definition
ma·genta (mə jen′tə)
noun
- fuchsin
- purplish red
Etymology: after Magenta, town in Italy: so called because discovered about the time (1859) of the battle fought there
adjective
purplish-red
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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