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colours meaning

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    Definition of colours in English Dictionary

  • NounBFcolourPREcolo-
    1. plural of colour.
    2. VerbBFcolourPRcolouringPT, PPcoloured
      1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of colour.
      2. More Examples
        1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
          • to stain wood with acids, coloured washes, paint rubbed in, etc.
          • I treated the photo somewhat to make the colours more pronounced.
          • The fact that the TLE was colourless and the residue was brown after decarbonation, indicates that the pigment responsible for the pink colour bands is part of the kerogen fraction.
        2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
          • Colour television and films were considered a great improvement over black and white.
          • Colour has been a sensitive issue in many societies. ‎
        3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
          • The smoke of the pine-wood fires [ … ] had most effectually begrimed their features, and their dresses had not scrupled to partake of the same colouring.
          • The sun, treading the earth like a vintager, drew from it heady fragrances, crushed out of it new colours.
          • The organisation was officially concerned with economic development but after the memo was leaked people began to see them in their true colours.
      • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
        1. Nouns
          • Noun forms
            • Noun plural forms
          • Verbs
            • Verb forms
              • Verb singular forms
                • Third-person singular forms
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          1. en colours up
          2. en colourspace
          3. en colours inside the lines
          4. en colours outside the lines
          Source: Wiktionary

          Meaning of colours for the defined word.

          Grammatically, this word "colours" is a noun, more specifically, a noun form. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
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