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"yellow" in English

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yellownoun [ C or U ]

uk ​ /ˈjel.əʊ/ us ​ /ˈjel.oʊ/

A1 a colour like that of a lemon or gold or the sun:

It was early autumn and the leaves were turning yellow.
You should wear more yellow - it suits you.

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yellowness
noun [ U ] uk ​ /ˈjel.əʊ.nəs/ us ​ /ˈjel.oʊ.nəs/

yellowadjective

uk ​ /ˈjel.əʊ/ us ​ /ˈjel.oʊ/

yellow adjective (COLOUR)

A1 of a colour like that of a lemon or gold or the sun:

a bright yellow flower/T-shirt

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yellowverb [ I or T ]

uk ​ /ˈjel.əʊ/ us ​ /ˈjel.oʊ/

› to become yellow, or to make something become yellow

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(Definition of “yellow” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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yellowadjective, noun [ C/U ]

us ​ /ˈjel·oʊ/

› (of) a color like that of a lemon:

yellow roses
sweet yellow corn

(Definition of “yellow” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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