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purple
noun(pur-ple)
a purple color or pigment
Synonyms: purpleness,
purple
adjective(pur-ple)
of a color intermediate between red and blue
Synonyms: purplish, violet,
purple
adjective(pur-ple)
belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
Synonyms: imperial, majestic, regal, royal,
Examples:
Purple tyrant.
purple
verb(pur-ple)
color purple
Synonyms: empurple, purpurate,
purple
noun(pur-ple)
(in ancient Rome) position of imperial status
Synonyms: the purple,
Examples:
He was born to the purple.
purple
adjective(pur-ple)
excessively elaborate or showily expressed
Synonyms: empurpled, over-embellished,
Examples:
A writer of empurpled literature.
Many purple passages.
purple
noun(pur-ple)
(Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes
Synonyms: the purple,
purple
verb(pur-ple)
become purple

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