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

ebony

adjective

/ˈebəni/

/ˈebəni/

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black in colour
- ebony skin
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Ebony is used with these nouns:
skin
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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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