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sepia in French

sepia in French is sépia — sepia means a dark brown colouring made from a substance produced by cuttlefish.

sepia in French

sépia
adj
Of a dark reddish-brown colour.
sépia
noun

What does "sepia" mean?

  1. noun A dark brown colouring made from a substance produced by cuttlefish.
    "Sepia had some use in ancient times as a writing ink, and in modern times has has occasionally been used as a pigment, but it never attained any popularity, as it is extremely fugitive."
  2. noun A brownish colour with a slight tinge of red.
  3. noun A drawing or photograph in shades of brown.
  4. noun A kind of cuttlefish.
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sepia in a sentence

  • Sepia had some use in ancient times as a writing ink, and in modern times has has occasionally been used as a pigment, but it never attained any popularity, as it is extremely fugitive.

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What is "sepia" in French?
"sepia" in French is sépia. sepia means: A dark brown colouring made from a substance produced by cuttlefish.
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