Blue-green

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of blue green. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a color between blue and green; darker shades are called teal, lighter ones are cyan.
  2. 2
    Synonym of ecocapitalist; concerning ecocapitalism.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of a bluish shade of green wordnet

Synonyms

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aestivalaquamarinebluish greenchartreuseecocapitalistemerald

Example

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"Tom's least favorite color is blue-green."

Etymology

From blue + green. * (color): Compare with the color called orange in Modern English, which was called geoluread (“yellow-red”) in Old English and Middle English. * (politics): from blue representing conservatism and green representing environmentalism

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