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

silver

adjective
 
 
/ˈsɪlvə(r)/
 
/ˈsɪlvər/
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  1. shiny grey-white in colour
    • a silver car
    • silver hair
    • His hair had turned silver in the moonlight.
    see also silveryTopics Colours and Shapesa2
    Word OriginOld English seolfor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zilver and German Silber.
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