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Meaning of 'sepia' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sepia [ a.]
- Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia.
2 . Sepia [ n.]
- The common European cuttlefish.
- A genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous similar species. See Illustr. under Cuttlefish.
- A pigment prepared from the ink, or black secretion, of the sepia, or cuttlefish. Treated with caustic potash, it has a rich brown color; and this mixed with a red forms Roman sepia. Cf. India ink, under India.

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sepal sepaled sepaline sepalody sepaloid sepalous separability separable separate separated

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