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▸ noun:  American spelling of true colours

Similar:
flying colors, tricolour, colouration, secondary color, color television, coloured, secondary colour, primary color, bodycolour, local colour, more...

Opposite:
camouflage, disguise, hide

Phrases:
show true colors, showed true colors, showing true colors, shown true colors, shows true colors, more...

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Similar:
flying colors, tricolour, colouration, secondary color, color television, coloured, secondary colour, primary color, bodycolour, local colour, more...

Opposite:
camouflage, disguise, hide

Phrases:
show true colors, showed true colors, showing true colors, shown true colors, shows true colors, show one's true colors, show ones true colors, more...



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