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noun

colour

noun
1
British spelling of color: the visual quality that separates red from blue, green from yellow, and so on.
"She repainted the wall a soft grey colour."
verb
1
British spelling of color: to add color to something.
"He coloured the map to show each region."

How to Use Colour

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe standard British/Commonwealth spelling of "color."

UK vs US

British and Commonwealth spelling; American English drops the "u" to write "color."

Easily confused with

Word Forms

coloured past tense, colours plural, colours singular

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