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spectrum

 
 
/ˈspektrəm/ noun [C] (plural spectra)

Translation

ALL POSSIBILITIES all the different ideas, opinions, possibilities, etc that exist
yelpaze, spektrum
He has support from across the whole political spectrum.802
COLOURS the set of colours into which light can be separated
tayf
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(Definition of spectrum noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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