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Purple is a color in between red and blue.

(noun)

A color between red and blue is an example of purple.

The definition of purple is something that is a color that combines red and blue.

(adjective)

A dress that is a color between red and blue is an example of a purple dress.

See purple in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a dark color that is a blend of red and blue
Now Rare
1. deep crimson
2. cloth or clothing of such color: an emblem of royalty or high rank

Origin: ME purpel < OE (Northumbrian) purpl(e), dissimilated var. of WS purpur(e) < L purpura, purple < Gr porphyra, shellfish yielding purple dye

adjective

of the color purple
imperial; royal
1. ornate or elaborate in literary style: usually used pejoratively: purple prose
2. profane or obscene: purple language

transitive verb, intransitive verb purpled, purpling

to make or become purple

See purple in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of a group of colors with a hue between that of violet and red.
Cloth of a color between violet and red, formerly worn as a symbol of royalty or high office.
Imperial power; high rank: born to the purple.
Roman Catholic Church
a. The rank or office of a cardinal.
b. The rank or office of a bishop.

adjective