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Definition of ebony noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ebony

noun
 
/ˈebəni/
 
/ˈebəni/
[uncountable]
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  1. the hard black wood of various tropical trees
    • an ebony carving
    Word Originlate Middle English: from earlier ebon (via Old French and Latin from Greek ebenos ‘ebony tree’), perhaps on the pattern of ivory.
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