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pallor
What does pallor mean?
pallor (noun): unnatural paleness, especially as a sign of sickness or distress.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use pallor in a sentence?
- She was most impressed, however, by the extreme pallor of his face and by the nervousness of his manner. (Tatoeba sentence #6957528 by Hybrid, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce pallor?
/ˈpælɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does pallor come from?
From Middle English pallour, from Old French palor (“paleness, pallor”), from Latin pallor, from palleō (“to look pale, blanch”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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