pur·ple
 purple
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- pronunciation:
- puhr
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- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
Purple is a color. If you mix red and blue together, you make purple. Purple is the color of your lips when you get very cold.
My favorite flowers are the ones with purple in them, like violets and irises.
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
When something is purple, it has the color of purple. If you eat blueberry pie, sometimes your teeth and your tongue get purple.
Purple candy or medicine usually has a grape flavor. |
| derivation: |
purplish (adj.) |
Purple comes from
porphura, an ancient Greek name for a shellfish from which purple dye is made.