primary color

noun

: one of the three colors red, yellow, or blue which can be mixed together to make other colors

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: any of a set of colors from which all other colors may be derived

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PRIMARY COLOR Defined for Kids

noun

: one of the colors red, yellow, or blue which can be mixed together to make other colors

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noun

: any of a set of colors (as red, yellow, and blue or red, green, and blue) from which all other colors may be derived

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