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sepia

1. se.pia \'se--pe--*\ n [NL, genus comprising cuttlefish, fr. L 
   cuttlefish, fr. Gk se-pia; aki]n to Gk se-pein to make putrid, sapros 
   rotten 1a: the inky secretion of a cuttlefish  1b: a brown 
   melanin-containing pigment from the ink of cuttlefishes  2: a print or 
   photograph of a brown color resembling sepia  3: a brownish gray to dark 
   olive brown 
2. sepia aj 1: of the color sepia  2: made of or done in sepia {~ print}