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BLUE-PURPLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does blue-purple mean? 

BLUE-PURPLE (adjective)
  The adjective BLUE-PURPLE has 1 sense:

1. of purple tinged with blueplay

  Familiarity information: BLUE-PURPLE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BLUE-PURPLE (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of purple tinged with blue

Synonyms:

blue-purple; bluish-purple

Similar:

chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)


 Context examples 


On Earth, aurorae are essentially green or red (excitation of atomic oxygen), but even blue-purple (excitation of ionized molecular nitrogen) can be seen.

(Blue Aurorae in Mars’ Sky Visible to the Naked Eye, NASA)



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