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primary colours

primary colours is the plural of primary colour.

Meaning of primary colour

Noun

primary colour (plural primary colours)

  1. (UK) Any of three colours which, when added to or subtracted from others in different amounts, can generate all other colours.
    • Red, blue and green are additive primary colours.

Questions about primary colours

What is primary colours the plural of?
Primary colours is the plural of primary colour.

Words near primary colours in the dictionary

  1. primary cilia
  2. primary cilium
  3. primary color
  4. primary colors
  5. primary colour
  6. primary colours
  7. primary data
  8. primary education
  9. primary election
  10. primary elections
  11. primary energies

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