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chro⋅ma
[kroh-muh] 
–noun
| 1. | the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray. |
| 2. | intensity of distinctive hue; saturation of a color. |
Origin:
1885–90; < Gk chrôma color
1885–90; < Gk chrôma color
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| chro·ma (krō'mə) n. The aspect of color in the Munsell color system by which a sample appears to differ from a gray of the same lightness or brightness and that corresponds to saturation of the perceived color. [Greek khrōma, color.] |
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