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adj
Of an ash-gray colour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology
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Synonyms: ashen
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Like ashes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Containing ashes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Latin cinereus, from cinis, cineris (“ashes”).
Across languages
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
