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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of technicolor. UK, alt-of, alternative

   "Against the dark Ordovician gabbro, the black volcanic base, Rhynie is a streak of technicolour."

Adjective

1. 1
   Alternative form of technicolor. UK, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

3-danimated cartoonblack-and-white filmbright colorbrightnessbrilliance

Example

More examples

"Tom's doing a technicolour yawn."

Etymology

From technicolor, with the spelling revised to accord with British English colour.

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