How to spell color

Color is spelled C-O-L-O-R.

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What it means: The shade of an object, such as red, blue, or yellow.

In a sentence: The color of the sky is blue.

Also spelled: colour (accepted as correct).

Same family: colors, colorful, coloring, discolor, recolor. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word "color" comes from Latin "color," meaning "hue" or "tint." The spelling "colour" is still used in British English, while "color" is the standard form in American English.

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