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Definition of violet noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

violet

noun

NAmE//ˈvaɪələt//

1[countable] a small wild or garden plant with purple or white flowers with a sweet smell that appear in spring

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2[uncountable] a blue-purple color dressed in violet

violet adjective

1 violet eyesIdioms

a shrinking violet (humorous)

2a way of describing a very shy personSee violet in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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