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polychromes

polychromes is the plural of polychrome.

polychromes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of polychrome.

Meaning of polychrome

Noun

polychrome (countable and uncountable, plural polychromes)

  1. (countable) A piece of multicolored pottery.
    • Maya influence is particularly noticeable in the decorative elements depicted on Ulua polychromes and the development of complex syntactic rules governing the organization of decorative motifs into an integrated stylistic design.1988, Elizabeth Hill Boone, Gordon Randolph Willey, The Southeast Classic Maya Zone: A Symposium at Dumbarton Oaks..., page 324
  2. (uncountable) esculin (so called in allusion to its fluorescent solutions)

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Questions about polychromes

What is polychromes the plural of?
Polychromes is the plural of polychrome.

Words near polychromes in the dictionary

  1. polychromator
  2. polychromators
  3. polychromatous
  4. polychrome
  5. polychromed
  6. polychromes
  7. polychrometer
  8. polychromia
  9. polychromic
  10. polychromies
  11. polychroming

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