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purple
(adjective)/ˈpɜːpl/ /ˈpɜːrpl/
having the colour of blue and red mixed together
a purple flower/dress
His face was purple with rage.
The effort was making her face turn purple.
It produces lovely dark purple berries around this time of year.
writing or a piece of writing that is too grand in style
Word Origin
Old English (describing the clothing of an emperor), alteration of purpre, from Latin purpura ‘purple’, from Greek porphura, denoting molluscs that yielded a crimson dye, also cloth dyed with this.
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