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monochrome

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

1mono·chrome

noun \ˈmä-nə-ˌkrōm\

Definition of MONOCHROME

: a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue
mono·chro·mic \ˌmä-nə-ˈkrō-mik\ adjective
mono·chrom·ist \ˈmä-nə-ˌkrō-mist\ noun

Origin of MONOCHROME

Medieval Latin monochroma, from Latin, feminine of monochromos of one color, from Greek monochrōmos, from mon- + -chrōmos -chrome
First Known Use: 1662

Other Pictures (on film) Terms

daguerreotype, emulsion, fill, sepia, still, stop

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