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SINOPIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sinopia mean? 

SINOPIA (noun)
  The noun SINOPIA has 1 sense:

1. a red ocher formerly used as a pigmentplay

  Familiarity information: SINOPIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SINOPIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A red ocher formerly used as a pigment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

sinoper; sinopia; sinopis

Hypernyms ("sinopia" is a kind of...):

ocher; ochre (any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment)


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