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SUNBURN

\sˈʌnbɜːn], \sˈʌnbɜːn], \s_ˈʌ_n_b_ɜː_n]\

Definitions of SUNBURN

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary

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a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To burn or discolor by the sun; to tan.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

An injury to the skin causing erythema, tenderness, and sometimes blistering and resulting from excessive exposure to the sun. The reaction is produced by the ultraviolet radiation in sunlight.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To tan or discolor by the sun.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Inflammation of skin due to lengthy exposure to sunlight.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

Sunburned or sunburnt.
To discolor, or be discolored, by the rays of the sun.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

To affect, or be affected, with sunburn.
Discoloration or inflammation of the skin, produced by exposure to the sun.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Dermatitis with burning and redness due to exposure to sun's rays.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

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