"discolour" meaning in English

See discolour in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: discolours [present, singular, third-person], discolouring [participle, present], discoloured [participle, past], discoloured [past]
Etymology: From dis- + colour. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|colour}} dis- + colour Head templates: {{en-verb}} discolour (third-person singular simple present discolours, present participle discolouring, simple past and past participle discoloured)
  1. British and Canadian standard spelling of discolor. Derived forms: discolouration, discolourer, discolourment Related terms: discolourization
    Sense id: en-discolour-en-verb-6RTX5i7P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-

Inflected forms

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