discolour

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discolour

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From Middle English discolouren, discoloren, from Old French discolorer, descolorer, equivalent to dis- + colour.

verb discolours · discolouring · discoloured

British and Canadian standard spelling of discolor. Instead, the grime of the steam years which still discoloured many of the best architectural features Betjeman loved has been cleared away, and several of the stations have benefited from major refurbishments which have greatly improved them.

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@misc{discolour_2026,
  title = {discolour},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/discolour},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}