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discolouration

discolouration is the alternative spelling of discoloration.

Meaning of discoloration

Noun

discoloration (countable and uncountable, plural discolorations)

  1. The act of discoloring, or the state of being discolored; an alteration of hue or appearance.
  2. A discolored spot; a stain.

Forms of discolouration

pluraldiscolourations

Origin of discolouration

From discolour + -ation.

Questions about discolouration

What is discolouration the alternative spelling of?
Discolouration is the alternative spelling of discoloration.

Words near discolouration in the dictionary

  1. discolorous
  2. discolorously
  3. discolors
  4. discolour
  5. discolour'd
  6. discolouration
  7. discolourations
  8. discoloured
  9. discolourer
  10. discolourers
  11. discoloureth

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Adapted from Wiktionary: discolouration (page history and authors); discoloration (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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