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单词 polychromous
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polychromousadj.

Brit. /ˌpɒlɪˈkrəʊməs/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈkroʊməs/
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πολύχρωμος , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek πολύχρωμος many-coloured ( < ancient Greek πολυ- poly- comb. form + Hellenistic Greek -χρωμος -chrome comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier polychrome adj. and monochromous adj., achromous adj.
= polychrome adj. 1.
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the world > matter > colour > variegation > [adjective] > many colours
all-coloured1605
multicolorate1651
polychrome1819
polychromic1825
multicoloured1845
polychromatic1848
thousand-hued1852
polychromed1857
polychromous1880
multicolour1881
polychromatous1889
multiple-colour1899
multi1970
panchromatic1971
1880 Academy 2 Oct. 245 Have reproduced this MS. in facsimile by their polychromous phototype or light-printing in many colours.
1894 G. Du Maurier in Harper's Mag. Feb. 337 A polychromous decoration not unpleasing.
1930 Geogr. Jrnl. 75 404 The limestone series.., composed of grey limestone, clay limestone with a bluish tinge and fossil-bearing, and red shales and polychromous conglomerates.
1991 Diacritics 21 9 I am not supposed to entertain my readers with my personal reactivity towards the polychromous theater of the world.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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