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Definition of pitch-black adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pitch-black

adjective

/ˌpɪtʃ ˈblæk/

/ˌpɪtʃ ˈblæk/

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completely black or dark
- a pitch-black night
- It was pitch-black outside.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Pitch-black is used with these nouns:
night
room
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- lemon yellow
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