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polychrome

pol·y·chrome
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pol-ee-krohm]
    • /ˈpɒl iˌkroʊm/
    • /ˈpɑː.lɪˌkrom/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pol-ee-krohm]
    • /ˈpɒl iˌkroʊm/

Definitions of polychrome word

  • adjective polychrome being of many or various colors. 1
  • adjective polychrome decorated or executed in many colors, as a statue, vase, or mural. 1
  • verb with object polychrome to paint in many or various colors. 1
  • noun polychrome a polychrome object or work. 1
  • adjective polychrome having various or changing colours; polychromatic 0
  • adjective polychrome made with or decorated in various colours 0
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Origin of polychrome

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
1795-1805; earlier polychrom < German < Greek polýchrōmos many-colored. See poly-, -chrome

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Parts of speech for Polychrome

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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polychrome popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for polychrome

adj polychrome

adjective polychrome

  • marbled — Having a streaked and patterned appearance like that of variegated marble.
  • multicoloured — Alternative spelling of multicolored.
All 4 Synonyms of polychrome

Top questions with polychrome

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Related words

  • -chrome

    colour, coloured, or pigment

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    of or belonging to the Neolithic culture chiefly of northern Syria, dating to the fifth millennium b.c. and characterized by adobe dwellings and polychrome pottery decorated with animal designs and geometric patterns.

  • mosaic glass

    glass having a polychrome pattern made by fusing colors or variously colored canes, rods, strips, or squares together.

  • nazca

    of or relating to a pre-Incan culture of SW Peru, dating from c200 b.c., characterized by polychrome pottery and the employment of irrigation techniques in agriculture.

  • satsuma ware

    a Japanese pottery from Kyushu, first produced in the early 17th century and after 1800 having a crackle glaze and overglaze polychrome enameling and gilding.
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