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TEMPERA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tempera mean? 

TEMPERA (noun)
  The noun TEMPERA has 1 sense:

1. pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolkplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


TEMPERA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

poster color; poster colour; poster paint; tempera

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

water-base paint (paint in which water is used as the vehicle)


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