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Meaning of black
noun
- The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
- A black dye or pigment.
- A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.
- (in the plural) Black cloth hung up at funerals.
- (sometimes capitalised) A person of African, Aborigine, or Maori descent; a dark-skinned person.
verb
- To make black; to blacken.
- To apply blacking to (something).
- To boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
adjective
- (of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
- (of a place, etc) Without light.
- (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin.
- Designated for use by those ethnic groups which have dark pigmentation of the skin. Example: black drinking fountain; black hospital
- (of a card) Of the spades or clubs suits. Compare red Example: I was dealt two red queens, and he got one of the black queens.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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