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Word entry · 4 letters

cyan

Best crossword clue

"Blue-green hue"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈsaɪˌæn/Part of speech noun, adjectiveSorted acnyStarts with CEnds with N2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a primary subtractive color for light; has a blue-green color

Word origin

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos), a shade of blue variously described as similar to cornflower, copper carbonate, and lapis lazuli, Mycenaean Greek 𐀓𐀷𐀜 (ku-wa-no), possibly from Hittite [script needed] (kuwannan-, “a precious stone; copper; shade of blue”). Compare modern Greek κυανός (kyanós), also used for cyan.

Used in a sentence

  • CMYK stands for cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. This four component color system is standard for most types of color printing, since black is an ink color in printing but is simply the absence of color in video.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Blue-green hue4 letters
02Bright aqua4 letters

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