GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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magenta (mȧ‑jĕnˈtȧ), n. (Chem.) An aniline dye obtained as an amorphous substance having a green bronze surface color, which dissolves to a shade of red; also, the color; -- so called from Magenta, in Italy, in allusion to the battle fought there about the time the dye was discovered. Called also fuchsin, fuchsine, roseine, etc.
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2. The purplish-red color of magenta.
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