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sepia

Syllabification: (se·pi·a)
Pronunciation: /ˈsēpēə/
Translate sepia | into Italian
Definition of sepia

noun

  • a reddish-brown color associated particularly with monochrome photographs of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • a brown pigment prepared from a black fluid secreted by cuttlefish, used in monochrome drawing and in watercolors.
  • a drawing done with sepia.
  • a blackish fluid secreted by a cuttlefish as a defensive screen.

adjective

  • of a reddish-brown color:old sepia photographs

Origin:

late Middle English (denoting a cuttlefish): via Latin from Greek sēpia 'cuttlefish'. The current senses date from the early 19th century

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