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sepia

[ see-pee-uh ]

noun

  1. a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
  2. a drawing made with this pigment.
  3. a dark brown.
  4. Photography. a print or photograph made in this color.
  5. any of several cuttlefish of the genus Sepia, producing a dark fluid used naturally for defense and, by humans, in ink.


adjective

  1. of a brown, grayish brown, or olive brown similar to that of sepia ink.

sepia

/ ˈ²õ¾±Ë±èɪə /

noun

  1. a dark reddish-brown pigment obtained from the inky secretion of the cuttlefish
  2. any cuttlefish of the genus Sepia
  3. a brownish tone imparted to a photograph, esp an early one such as a calotype. It can be produced by first bleaching a print (after fixing) and then immersing it for a short time in a solution of sodium sulphide or of alkaline thiourea
  4. a brownish-grey to dark yellowish-brown colour
  5. a drawing or photograph in sepia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of the colour sepia or done in sepia

    a sepia print

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ±ðp¾±Â·²¹Â·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
  • ²õ±ð·±è¾±³¦ [see, -pik, sep, -ik], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sepia1

1560–70; < Latin ²õŧ±è¾±²¹ cuttlefish, its secretion < Greek ²õŧ±èí²¹; akin to ²õê±è²õ¾±²õ sepsis
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sepia1

C16: from Latin: a cuttlefish, from Greek; related to Greek ²õŧ±è±ð¾±²Ô to make rotten
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You know she’s the central character because she’s the one who gets all the flashbacks, rendered in the customary sepia tones, each introduced by a sort of heartbeat motif on the soundtrack.

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In order to get to France, we have to cruise through Mexico, which, in “Emilia Pérez,†is just France with a sepia filter.

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There is a sepia effect from the red, brown and orange hues which can make for more dramatic views.

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There's a "sepia effect", Mr Burleigh-Harvey says, referring to red, brown and orange hues which can make for more dramatic views.

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The stage frames a sepia portrait of forgotten lives captured at a point before everything is altered for good.

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