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TEMPERA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tempera mean?
• TEMPERA (noun)
The noun TEMPERA has 1 sense:
1. pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk
Familiarity information: TEMPERA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
poster color; poster colour; poster paint; tempera
Hypernyms ("tempera" is a kind of...):
water-base paint (paint in which water is used as the vehicle)
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