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Examples of primary color in a Sentence
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The look of the show, the primary colors, the glowing lights of night in Kyoto.
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Eliza Berman, TIME, 10 July 2024
Hinting at the spring collection Bertolini said he was inspired by the multitude of feelings that dominate today’s society, starting with palate cleansing all-white looks and progressively adding accents of primary colors.
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Martino Carrera, WWD, 9 July 2024
Their new primary color is now orange, with black, white and gold worked in.
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Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Nostalgic-feeling primary colors like navy blue, vintage red and sunflower yellow provide a long runway for creativity.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1817, in the meaning defined above
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“Primary color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/primary%20color. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
primary color
noun
: any of a set of colors from which all other colors may be made with the colors for light being red, green, and blue and for pigments or paint being red, yellow, and blue
Medical Definition
primary color
noun
: any of a set of colors (as red, yellow, and blue or red, green, and blue) from which all other colors may be derived
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