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Han purple

noun

Etymology

From Han + purple. From being a purple pigment last used during the Han Dynasty.

  1. derived from πορφύρα — “purple-fish”
  2. derived from purpura — “purple dye, shellfish”
  3. derived from purpure — “purple colour”
  4. inherited from purpul — “purple”
  5. inherited from purple
  6. compounded as han purple — “Han + purple”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of Chinese purple

The neighborhood

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