sepia
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin sepia, from Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpia, “cuttlefish”).
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Noun [edit]
sepia (plural sepias)
- (archaic) The cuttlefish.
- A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish.
- (colour) A dark, slightly reddish, brown colour.
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sepia colour:
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- A sepia-coloured drawing or photograph.
Translations [edit]
cuttlefish
Adjective [edit]
sepia (comparative more sepia, superlative most sepia)
- (colour) Of a dark reddish-brown colour.
- 1985 — Lance Parkin, The Infinity Doctors, p 209
- Only now did he realise how few colours there had been at the end of the universe. The world had been sepia, drained of colour and light.
- 1985 — Lance Parkin, The Infinity Doctors, p 209
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Dutch [edit]
Noun [edit]
sepia f, m (uncountable)
Synonyms [edit]
- (cuttlefish): zeekat
Noun [edit]
sepia n (uncountable)
- the color sepia
- a style of yellowish/brownish-and-black photography
Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpia)
Noun [edit]
sēpia (genitive sēpiae); f, first declension
- a cuttlefish
- the secretion of a cuttlefish used as ink
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sēpia | sēpiae |
| genitive | sēpiae | sēpiārum |
| dative | sēpiae | sēpiīs |
| accusative | sēpiam | sēpiās |
| ablative | sēpiā | sēpiīs |
| vocative | sēpia | sēpiae |
Synonyms [edit]
- (cuttlefish): lōlīgō