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Definition of trichromatism
: color vision based on the perception of three primary colors and especially red, green, and blue
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First Known Use of trichromatism
circa 1895
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tri·chro·ma·tism
\(ˈ)trī-ˈkrō-mə-ˌtiz-əm\
Medical Definition of trichromatism
1: the quality or state of being trichromatic
2: color vision based on the perception of three primary colors and especially red, green and blue—compare deuteranomaly, protanomaly
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