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polychromous

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pol⋅y⋅chro⋅my

  [pol-ee-kroh-mee]
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–noun
the art of employing many colors in decoration, as in painting or architecture.
Origin:
1855–60; polychrome + -y 3

Related forms:
pol⋅y⋅chro⋅mous, adjective
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pol·y·chro·mat·ic   (pŏl'ē-krō-māt'ĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Having or exhibiting many colors.

  2. Of or composed of radiation of more than one wavelength: polychromatic light.

pol·y·chro·mic   (pŏl'ē-krō'mĭk)   
adj.  Variants of polychromatic.
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