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JET BLACK

\d͡ʒˈɛt blˈak], \d‍ʒˈɛt blˈak], \dʒ_ˈɛ_t b_l_ˈa_k]\

Definitions of JET BLACK

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
a very dark black

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
a very dark black

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Black as jet; of the deepest black.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

Of the colour of jet; of the deepest black.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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