sepia
A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefishA dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish.
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable)A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish.
Sepia
се́пияsépija
rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes
(uncountable)A dark, slightly reddish, brown colour.
Sepia
се́пияsépija
се́піяsépija
(broadly, countable)A sepia-coloured drawing or photograph.
(archaic, countable)A cuttlefish.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin sēpia (“cuttlefish”), from Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpía). Cognate with IBorrowed from Latin sēpia (“cuttlefish”), from Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpía). Cognate with Italian seppia, Portuguese siba, and Spanish sepia.
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Forms
plural: sepiasSynonyms
5 synonyms- type genus of the Sepiidae:genus Sepia
- a shade of brown with a tinge of red:reddish brownburnt siennaVenetian redmahogany
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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