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  2. Blue–green distinction in language - Wikipedia

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    The notion of "green" in modern European languages corresponds to light wavelengths of about 520–570 nm, but many historical and non-European languages make other choices, e.g. using a term for the range of ca. 450–530 nm ("blue/green") and another for ca. 530–590 nm ("green/yellow").

  3. Color in Chinese culture - Wikipedia

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    A Chinese idiom meaning 'multi-colored', Wǔyánliùsè (五顏六色), can also refer to 'colors' in general. In Chinese mythology , the goddess Nüwa is said to have mended the Heavens after a disaster destroyed the original pillars that held up the skies, using five colored stones in the five auspicious colors to patch up the crumbling ...

  4. Pride flag - Wikipedia

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    Page described the meaning of the colors as, "The pink color represents sexual attraction to the same sex only (gay and lesbian), the blue represents sexual attraction to the opposite sex only (straight) and the resultant overlap color purple represents sexual attraction to both sexes (bi)."

  5. Maroon - Wikipedia

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    Maroon and Gold are the official school colors of the Central Michigan University. Maroon and Gold are the official school colors of Shimer College, [25] representing Mount Carroll Seminary. [26] Maroon is the official school color of the University of Chicago. The school also employs light and dark gray in its official primary color palette. [27]

  6. Purpure - Wikipedia

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    In heraldry, purpure (/ ˈ p ɜːr p j ʊər /) is a tincture, equivalent to the colour purple, and is one of the five main or most usually used colours (as opposed to metals).It may be portrayed in engravings by a series of parallel lines at a 45-degree angle running from upper right to lower left from the point of view of an observer, or else indicated by the abbreviation purp.

  7. Eggplant (color) - Wikipedia

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    Eggplant is a dark purple [1] or brownish-purple [2] color that resembles the color of the outer skin of European eggplants. [3] Another name for the color eggplant is aubergine [2] (the French, German and British English word for eggplant). The first recorded use of eggplant as a color name in English was in 1915. [4]

  8. Byzantium (color) - Wikipedia

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    The color Byzantium is a particular dark tone of purple.It originates in modern times, and, despite its name, it should not be confused with Tyrian purple (hue rendering), the color historically used by Roman and Byzantine emperors.

  9. Color of chemicals - Wikipedia

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    The color of chemicals is a physical property of chemicals that in most cases comes from the excitation of electrons due to an absorption of energy ... dark purple ...