Pronounced: CAB-uh-tij (alt: cab-uh-TAHZH), noun
Notes: This word is so similar to “sabotage” that is stops me from making a good guess
Yesterday’s word
The word sepia, as a noun, means
- a reddish brown color
- a brown pigment originally made from the cuttlefish ink
- a drawing made with this pigment
- a monochrome photograph in this color
As an adjective, it merely means “of a reddish-brown color”
First usage
Our word goes back to the mid-1500s
Background / Comments
From the second definition above, you might have a good guess at the meaning: sepia is Latin for “cuttlefish”; it came from the Greek word sepia, also “cuttlefish”. I’m most used to our word being referred to the photograph treatment that can make them the photos look aged.
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