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Noun: primary colour
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: primary color)
  1. Any of three colours from which all others can be obtained by mixing
    "Red, blue, and yellow are considered primary colours in traditional colour theory";
    - primary color [US]

Derived forms: primary colours

Type of: color [US], coloring [US], colour [Brit, Cdn], colouring [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Primary colour