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Definitions for CYANˈsaɪ æn, ˈsaɪ ən

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

cy•anˈsaɪ æn, ˈsaɪ ən(n.)

  1. Ref: cyan blue.

Origin of cyan:

1885–90; < Gk kýanos dark blue enamel (see cyano -1)

cyan-

  1. Category: Affix

    Ref: var. of cyano -2 2 3 before a vowel.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. cyan(adj)

    a primary subtractive color for light; has a blue-green color

  2. bluish green, blue-green, cyan, teal(adj)

    of a bluish shade of green

Wiktionary

  1. cyan(Adjective)

    of the colour cyan

    2. Origin: κύανος, probably a non Indo-European word, but perhaps akin to, or from, Hittite *kuwanna(n)- "copper blue."

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