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Sepia Common

Sepia has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a shade of brown with a tinge of red

2

rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes

3

type genus of the Sepiidae

4

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

Adjective
1

Of a dark reddish-brown colour.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
brown pigment mollusk genus
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
brick red copper Indian red

Origin

The word "sepia" comes from the Latin sēpia, meaning "cuttlefish." It was originally borrowed from the Ancient Greek word sēpía for the same creature.

Rhyming Words
apia opia rupia tapia hupia topia hopia okapia atypia haupia harpia ruppia myopia utopia tropia anopia acopia lumpia tilapia ectopia
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