sepia
1 synonym for sepia, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A dark brown colouring made from a substance produced by cuttlefish.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sēpia (“cuttlefish”), from Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpía). It is cognate with Italian seppia, Portuguese siba and Spanish sepia.
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