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ink

noun [C or U]
 
 
/ɪŋk/

Definition

B1 coloured liquid used for writing, printing, and drawing: a bottle of ink blue/black/red ink Please write in ink, not in pencil. The book is printed in three different coloured inks.Paints, dyes and pigmentsColour - general words
(Definition of ink noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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