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green

adjective (COLOUR)
 
 
/ɡriːn/

Definition

A1 of a colour between blue and yellow; of the colour of grass: green vegetablesCommon coloursLess common colours greenness
 
 
/ˈɡriːn.nəs/ noun [U]
the quality of being green: What first struck her when she arrived in England was the greenness of the countryside.The qualities of colour
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