WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
lo′cal col′or,
- distinctive, sometimes picturesque characteristics or peculiarities of a place or period as represented in literature or drama, or as observed in reality.
- Fine Artthe natural color of a particular object as it appears in normal light.
- 1715–25
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