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Definition: ALLOCHROOUS

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Changing color.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb allochroously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(allochroously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective allochroous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Allochroous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Allochroous \Al*loch"ro*ous\, adjective. [Greek expression changed in color, from other color.]. (references)

Definition: ALLOCHROOUS

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Changing color.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb allochroously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(allochroously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective allochroous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "ALLOCHROOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Allochroous \Al*loch"ro*ous\, adjective. [Greek expression changed in color, from other color.]. (references)