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adjective
three-col·or
ˈthrē-ˈkə-lər 
: being or relating to a printing or photographic process wherein three primary colors are used to reproduce all the colors of the subject
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First Known Use
1893, in the meaning defined above
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“Three-color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-color. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.
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