colour
noun (SYMBOL) UK (US color) /ˈkʌl.ər/
/-ɚ/ Definition
colours [plural] › (at school, college, or university) an honour given to people who have been chosen for a sports team, often represented by a special symbol on a shirt or tie: She was awarded her colours for hockey/her hockey colours at the end of term.Prizes, rewards and medals › the official flag of a country, ship, or military group: regimental coloursFlags
(Definition of colour noun (SYMBOL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Academy Award noun
- award noun
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- gold disc noun
- gong noun
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