secondary colour

secondary colour
Any of three colours derived from mixing two primary colours

Orange (red + yellow), Green (yellow + blue), and Violet/Purple (blue + red) are secondary colours.


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  • secondary */*/*/ — UK [ˈsekənd(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈsekənˌderɪ] adjective 1) relating to the education of children between the ages of 11 and 16 or 18 primary and secondary education secondary teachers/pupils 2) less important than something else His feelings in the matter …   English dictionary

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