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secondary color

 
/ˈsek·ənˌder·i ˌkʌl·ər/ n [C]

Definition

art one of the three colors – orange, green, or purple – that can be made by mixing together two of the primary colors
(Definition of secondary color n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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