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brown

 
pronunciation:
braUn
parts of speech:
noun, adjective, verb
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part of speech: noun
definition: the color that comes from mixing red, yellow, and black paint.
 
 
part of speech: adjective
inflections: browner, brownest
definition: having the color brown.
Brown leaves fell from the tree.
 
part of speech: verb
inflections: browns, browning, browned
definition: to make or become brown in cooking.
I browned the fish in the frying pan.
derivations: brownish (adj.), brownness (n.)
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