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vermilion
What does vermilion mean?
vermilion (adjective): of a vivid red to reddish-orange color.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce vermilion?
/vɚˈmɪljən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does vermilion come from?
From Middle English vermelioun, vermyloun, vermylon, vermilun, from Old French vermeillon (“vermilion”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “vermilion” mean?
likely or expected to happen or become
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of the same origin as claimed; genuine
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foreign, especially in an exciting way
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of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
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