monochrome - Definition from the COLOURS topic - COLOURS AND SOUNDS

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Date:	1600-1700
Language:	Medieval Latin
Origin:	monochroma, from Greek, from mono- ( MONO-) + chroma 'color'

monochrome
adjective

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1CC in shades of only one colour, especially shades of grey:

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We looked out over the grey, monochrome landscape.

2CC a monochrome picture or screen uses only the colours black, white, and grey [≠ colour]:

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a monochrome computer monitor

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amber bar beige black(a) black(n) black(v) black and white blue(a) blue(n) bold bronze(n) bronze(a) brown(a) brown(n) cherry clear coffee colour cool copper coral cream dun dye ebony fluorescent flush gay ginger gold(n) gold(a) golden green(a) green(n) grey(a) grey(n) indigo ivory jade lemon loud magnolia maroon match neutral olive orange pale peach pink(a) pink(n) plum(n) plum(a) pure purple red(a) red(n) rich rose(n) rose(a) ruby shade silver(n) silver(a) soft tone vibrant violet warm weak white(a) white(n) yellow(a) yellow(n) yellow(v)

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