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play-of-colour

play-of-colour is the alternative form of play of color.

Meaning of play of color

Noun

play of color (countable and uncountable, plural plays of color)

  1. An optical phenomenon that occurs when light interacts with a gemstone, causing it to appear to change color.

Forms of play-of-colour

pluralplays-of-colour

Questions about play-of-colour

What is play-of-colour the alternative form of?
Play-of-colour is the alternative form of play of color.

Words near play-of-colour in the dictionary

  1. play-calling
  2. play-doh
  3. play-house
  4. play-houses
  5. play-of-color
  6. play-of-colour
  7. play-off
  8. play-offs
  9. play-parties
  10. play-party
  11. play-play

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Adapted from Wiktionary: play-of-colour (page history and authors); play of color (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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