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Its red-and-blue exterior motif mimics the primary colors of the NBA logo—which is itself featured in a floor-to-ceiling logo on the fuselage.
—Paula Conway, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
This is not a resurrection of giallo black-gloved killers and sets soaked in vibrant primary colors.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
The primary color is dark brown and other pieces are in navy, tan and black.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
The device, made of metal, is about the size of a refrigerator, with large buttons in primary colors, like a child’s toy.
—Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1817, in the meaning defined above
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“Primary color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/primary%20color. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
primary color
noun
: any of a set of colors from which all other colors may be made with the colors for light being red, green, and blue and for pigments or paint being red, yellow, and blue
Medical Definition
primary color
noun
: any of a set of colors (as red, yellow, and blue or red, green, and blue) from which all other colors may be derived
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