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  • 71green — [[t]gri͟ːn[/t]] ♦ greens, greener, greenest 1) COLOUR Green is the colour of grass or leaves. ...shiny red and green apples... Yellow and green together make a pale green. 2) ADJ GRADED A place that is green is covered with grass, plants, and… …

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  • 72green — [[t]grin[/t]] adj. green•er, green•est 1) of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves[/ex] 2) covered with herbage or foliage; verdant: green fields[/ex] 3) cvb characterized by verdure: a green… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 73Green, Al — ▪ American singer songwriter Introduction byname of  Albert Greene  born April 13, 1946, Forrest City, Ark., U.S.       American singer songwriter who was the most popular performer of soul music in the 1970s.By further transforming the essential …

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  • 74green — 1 /gri:n/ adjective 1 COLOUR having the colour of grass or leaves: Go on the traffic lights have turned green! | green eyes 2 GRASSY covered with green grass: green fields 3 FRUIT/PLANT very young, or not yet ready to be eaten: The bananas are… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 75green — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English grene, from Old English grēne; akin to Old English grōwan to grow Date: before 12th century 1. of the color green 2. a. covered by green growth or foliage < green fields > b. of winter mild …

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  • 76green — 1. adjective 1) a green scarf Syn: viridescent; olive, jade, pea green, emerald (green), lime (green), sea green; literary virescent, glaucous 2) a green island Syn: verdant, grassy, leafy …

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  • 77green*/*/*/ — [griːn] adj I 1) something that is green is the same colour as grass green eyes[/ex] The first bright green leaves were showing.[/ex] 2) a green area has a lot of grass, plants, or trees a campaign to protect the city s green spaces[/ex] 3)&#8230; …

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  • 78green —    The idea that green is unlucky has grown steadily from the late 18th century (when it is first recorded) to the present day, spreading from Scotland and the northern counties to the whole of England. Originally it applied only to clothes, but&#8230; …

    A Dictionary of English folklore

  • 79green — Synonyms and related words: Astroturf, a novice at, a stranger to, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acescent, adolescent, aestival, alive, amateur, amateurish, artificial turf, artless, at half cock, awkward, befoolable, beryl green, berylline,&#8230; …

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  • 80Green Un — The Green Un ( Green One ) is a weekly sports newspaper published, on Saturday evenings, in Sheffield, England, its name deriving from the light green newsprint on which it has traditionally been printed.The Green Un was first published as the&#8230; …

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