colour supplement

colour supplement
n (BrE)
a magazine, printed all or partly in colour, that is part of a newspaper, especially a Saturday or Sunday newspaper. The phrase is also used to describe something that looks like an advertisement in a colour supplement. For example, a colour supplement kitchen is very smart, modern and well equipped.

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