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gray

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Main Entry:
1gray 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1gray
Variant(s):
also grey \ˈgrā\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Middle English, from Old English grǣg; akin to Old High German grīs, grāo gray
Date:
before 12th century
1 a: of the color gray b: tending toward gray <blue-gray eyes> c: dull in color2: having the hair gray : hoary3: clothed in gray4 a: lacking cheer or brightness in mood, outlook, style, or flavor ; also : dismal , gloomy <a gray day> b: prosaically ordinary : dull , uninteresting5: having an intermediate and often vaguely defined position, condition, or character <an ethically gray area>
gray·ly adverb
gray·ness noun
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