Main Entry: ¹se·pia

Pronunciation: \ˈsē-pē-ə\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin, cuttlefish, ink, from Greek sēpia

Date: 1821

1 a : a brown melanin-containing pigment from the ink of cuttlefishes b : the inky secretion of a cuttlefish
2 : a print or photograph of a brown color resembling sepia
3 : a brownish-gray to dark olive-brown color