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purpure

Noun CEFR B1
pəˈpjʊə

Definitions

A purple colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees clockwise.

uncountable

Equivalents

Españolpúrpura
Françaispourpre
DeutschPurpur
11 more languages
Catalàporpra
Magyarbíbor
Italianoporpora
Македонскипурпурен
Nederlandspurper
Polskipurpurowy
Portuguêspúrpura
Русскийпурпурный
Svenskapurpur

Examples

Many authorities reject the authenticity of purpure as a tincture.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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