tricolor
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
A flag having three colored stripes.
Pronunciation
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trykuhlerIPA pronunciation (US)
tɹaɪkəlɚ
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Definition
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noun
A flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag)
US standard spelling of tricolour.
The Irish flag
The Italian flag
adjective
US standard spelling of tricolour.
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A color television tube in which three primary colors are combined to give the full range of colors.
A color television tube in which three primary colors are combined to give the full range of colors.
Annual or perennial climbing herb of Central America having sky-blue flowers.
A showy often-cultivated plant with tawny yellow often purple-spotted flowers.
Breeds on the northern great plains of Canada.
A common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived.
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