Definitions for sepia
ˈsi pi əsepi·a

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. reddish brown, sepia, burnt sienna, Venetian red, mahoganynoun

   a shade of brown with a tinge of red

2. sepianoun

   rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes

3. Sepia, genus Sepianoun

   type genus of the Sepiidae

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sepianoun

   The cuttlefish.

2. sepianoun

   A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish.

3. sepianoun

   A sepia-coloured drawing or photograph.

4. sepiaadjective

   (colour) Of a dark reddish-brown colour.

5. Etymology: From sepia, from ‘cuttlefish’.

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1. sepia

   Sepia is a reddish-brown color, named after the rich brown pigment derived from the ink sack of the common cuttlefish, often associated with old photographs. It can also refer to a type of monochrome photographic image in which the tones are rendered in such color.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sepianoun

   the common European cuttlefish

2. Sepianoun

   a genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous similar species. See Illustr. under Cuttlefish

3. Sepianoun

   a pigment prepared from the ink, or black secretion, of the sepia, or cuttlefish. Treated with caustic potash, it has a rich brown color; and this mixed with a red forms Roman sepia. Cf. India ink, under India

4. Sepiaadjective

   of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia

5. Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. the cuttlefish, or squid.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sepia

   Sepia is a genus of cuttlefish in the family Sepiidae encompassing some of the best known and most common species. The cuttlebone is relatively ellipsoid in shape. The name of the genus is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek σηπία, sēpía, cuttlefish.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sepia

   sē′pi-a, n. a fine, brown pigment used as a water-colour—from the ink-bag of a few species of cuttle-fish: Indian or China ink: a genus of cuttle-fishes.—n.pl. Sēpiā′cea, a group of cephalopods, same as Sēpiidæ.—n. Sēpiadā′rium, a genus of cuttles.—adjs. Sēpiā′rian, Sē′piāry, Sēpidā′ceous, Sē′pioid; Sē′pic, done in sepia, as a drawing.—ns. Sē′piost, Sepiostaire′, Sē′pium, cuttle-bone. [L.,—Gr. sēpia, the cuttle-fish.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sepia

   A genus of cuttlefish in the family Sepiidae. They live in tropical, subtropical and temperate waters in most oceans.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sepia

   Greek for “cuttle-fish,” from the inky secretion under the glands of which this pigment is obtained.

Matched Categories

1. • Brown
   • Mollusk Genus
   • Pigment

Anagrams for sepia »

1. Aspie

2. aspie

3. paise

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sepia in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sepia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of sepia in a Sentence

1. Jeanne Theoharis:

   There's a sepia-tone lens through which we often see the civil rights movement : It doesn't seem like it happened in places familiar to us, and it doesn't seem like it was peopled by people we know, with a more complete history, we begin to see that these are people like us.

2. Rian Johnson:

   We set this movie today in America and the whole idea was this isn't going to be timeless, this isn't going to be a sepia old story. We are going to engage with the culture right now.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sepia
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sepia
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sepia
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sepia
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=sepia
7. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=sepia