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purple

Definition for purple

adjective as in having a hue of blue and red colors mixed together

noun as in blue and red colors mixed together

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This year, for World Meningitis Day on 5 October, York's Millennium Bridge will glow purple in Livia's memory.

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Now sporting the purple and gold himself, LaRavia is realizing that the team is bigger than just basketball, he said.

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They wore neutrals, greens blues and purples, evoking the light, earth and sea, the AFP news agency reported.

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The berries were the kind that stained everything they touched: fingers, tongues, the sidewalk beneath, a heliotrope purple that felt almost illicit.

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Then he looked into his eyes, which appeared dilated, and saw that his face was purple.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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