mul·ti·col·or

[muhl-ti-kuhl-er]
adjective
1.
of many colors; multicolored.
2.
(of a printing press) capable of printing more than two colors simultaneously or in a single operation.
noun
3.
an arrangement or design of many colors.

Origin:
1840–50; back formation from multicolored

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multicolor

adjective
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies" [syn: motley
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Multicolor is always a great word to know.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Example sentences
Used for high quality multicolor offset printing of maps.
Local artisans evoke the region's inspirational gardens in this traditional
  multicolor wool shawl.
The open-air lobby is bright and cheery, with a huge fish chandelier and
  multicolor tile floor.
Multicolor offset presses have three or more printing units serviced by the
  same feeding and delivery system.
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