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Meaning of primary colour | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any of three colours which, when added to or subtracted from others in different amounts, can generate all other colours.

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Equivalents

Català color primari
Deutsch Grundfarbe Primärfarbe
Español color primario
Suomi pääväri
Français couleur primaire
日本語 原色
한국어 원색
Română culoare fundamentală culoare primară
Tagalog pangunahing kulay

Examples

“Red, blue and green are additive primary colours.”
“Magenta, yellow and cyan are subtractive primary colours.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

primary data primary education primary election primary energy primary explosive primary fire

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