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SINOPIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sinopia mean?
• SINOPIA (noun)
The noun SINOPIA has 1 sense:
1. a red ocher formerly used as a pigment
Familiarity information: SINOPIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A red ocher formerly used as a pigment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("sinopia" is a kind of...):
ocher; ochre (any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment)
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