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- [sahy-an, sahy-uh n]
- /ˈsaɪ æn, ˈsaɪ ən/
- /ˈsaɪ.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sahy-an, sahy-uh n]
- /ˈsaɪ æn, ˈsaɪ ən/
Definitions of cyan word
- noun cyan a highly saturated green-blue that is the complementary colour of red and forms, with magenta and yellow, a set of primary colours 3
- adjective cyan of this colour 3
- noun cyan a greenish-blue color 3
- adjective cyan of this color 3
- noun cyan cyan blue. 1
- noun cyan A greenish -blue color, which is one of the primary subtractive colors, complementary to red. 1
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Origin of cyan
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90, cyan is from the Greek word kýanos dark blue
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Parts of speech for Cyan
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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cyan popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cyan usage trend in Literature
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