PURPLE


Meaning of PURPLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pɜ:(r)p(ə)l ]

( purples)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

Something that is purple is of a reddish-blue colour.

She wore purple and green silk.

...sinister dark greens and purples.

COLOUR

2.

Purple prose or a purple patch is a piece of writing that contains very elaborate language or images.

...passages of purple prose describing intense experiences.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

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