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Latin
Etymology
Irregularly from the Ancient Greek μήλῐνος (mḗlinos, “quince-yellow”) + πορφύρεος (porphúreos, “purple”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
mēlinoporphyrus (feminine mēlinoporphyra, neuter mēlinoporphyrum); first/second-declension adjective
- (Medieval Latin) of a yellow-purple colour
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
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