Magenta

Definitions

1. A color which is close to the equal mixture of red and blue which is an additive secondary color but a subtractive primary color evoked by the combination of red and light blue.
   countable, uncountable
2. A town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, Italy, site of the Battle of Magenta after which the color magenta was named.
3. A commune in Marne department, Grand Est, France, named after the Battle of Magenta.
4. A coastal locality in Central Coast council area, New South Wales, Australia.

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Examples

“Mrs Dibble's face⟳ blazed with a magenta uprush of blood at that ultimatum and she screamed, "You dare try⟳ to do me out of my gin too! You dare!"”

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