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  1. 1. a. Of or pertaining to Tyre or its people. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Being of the color called Tyrian purple. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A native of Tyre. Source: opted
  4. 4. 1. Of or pertaining to Tyre or its people. 2. Being of the color called Tyrian purple. The bright-eyed perch with fins of Tyrian dye. Pope. Tyrian purple, or Tyrian dye, a celebrated purple dye prepared in ancient Tyre from several mollusks, especially Ianthina, Murex, and Purpura. See the Note under Purple, n., 1, and Purple of mollusca, under Purple, n. A native of Tyre. Source: webster
  5. 5. a. Of or pertaining to Tyre or its people. a. Being of the color called Tyrian purple. n. A native of Tyre. Source: ecdict

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