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purple
adjective
noun
verb
of a color intermediate between red and blue
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ˈpɜː(ɹ).pəl
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adjective
of a color intermediate between red and blue
adjective
belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
“golden age of imperial splendor”
adjective
excessively elaborate or showily expressed
“a writer of empurpled literature”
noun
(Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes
noun
a color between red and blue
noun
(in ancient Rome) position of imperial status
“he was born to the purple”
verb
color purple
verb
become purple
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Example Sentences
golden age of imperial splendor
purple tyrant
regal attire
treated with royal acclaim
the royal carriage of a stag's head
a writer of empurpled literature
many purple passages
an over-embellished story of the fish that got away
he was born to the purple
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