/ vɪˈrɪdiən; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( technical ) a bluish-green pigment used in art; the colour of this pigment
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from Latin viridis green (from virere be green) + -ian .
/ vɪˈrɪdiən; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( technical ) a bluish-green pigment used in art; the colour of this pigment
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from Latin viridis green (from virere be green) + -ian .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005