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

yellow

noun
 
 
/ˈjeləʊ/
 
/ˈjeləʊ/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. the colour of lemons or butter
    • She was dressed in yellow.
    • the reds and yellows of the trees
    • The hall is decorated in pale yellow.
    Topics Colours and Shapesa1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • creamy
    • dirty
    • sickly
    • …
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    Word OriginOld English geolu, geolo, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch geel and German gelb, also to gold.
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