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

tan

adjective
 
/tæn/
 
/tæn/
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  1. yellow-brown in colourTopics Colours and Shapesc1
    Word Originadjective late Old English tannian ‘convert into leather’, probably from medieval Latin tannare, perhaps of Celtic origin; reinforced in Middle English by Old French tanner.
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